So I just got back from the doctor's office for the little illness I've been battling. I started out like a flu so I thought I would just tough it out and get over it. That was last Tuesday.
So it went from flu symptons to terrible pain in my lower back right in the kidney area. I was snooping around WebMD a little and found this:
Kidney Stones Symptoms
Kidney stones may stay in the kidney or travel out of the body through the
urinary tract—the tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder (
ureters) and lead outside the body (
urethra). Their movement may cause:
- No symptoms, if the stone is small enough. (not here, immense pain)
- Sudden, constant pain. Stones may cause intense pain in the back, side, abdomen, groin, or genitals. People who have had a kidney stone often describe the pain as "the worst pain I've ever had." (check, and my appendix just about ruptured on me years ago. this is ten times worse)
- Feeling sick to the stomach (nausea) and vomiting. (check, ugggh)
- Blood in the urine (hematuria), which can occur either with stones that stay in the kidney or with those that travel through the ureters. (nope, thank god that would've scared the shit out of me)
- Frequent and painful urination, which may occur when the stone is in the ureter or after the stone has left the bladder and is in the urethra. Painful urination may occur when a
urinary tract infection is also present. (check on the frequent, not so much the painful)
- Fever. (check, at times)
- Loss of appetite. (check, haven't been hungry in four days)
- Diarrhea or constipation. (check, you don't want to know)
- Sweating a lot. (yeah and it's gross)
- Fatigue. (extreme fatigue, I actually fell asleep in between sweating a lot and fatigue)
So anyways, the doc checked me out and told me it's most likely muscle spasms. I wanted to laugh in his face but said "really?". So he gave me some muscle relaxers and a pain pill, took a urine test (he had cold hands) and said he would call me if anything is wrong.
So I should be hearing from him sometime tomorrow when my test hopefully comes back with just a kidney infection and not kidney stones. The symptoms are about the same but the stones are definitely more painful. Some have compared it to childbirth. So pray for me. Hopefully I will be back to full health soon.
GO COUGS! Here's to another fun weekend of watching football. Make sure to get to http://www.capitalonebowl.com/ and vote for Butch. As of this post, he is only beating the stupid Terps mascot by a few thousand. 
I just saw an article in the daily news and another on yahoo about how the NFL thinks that we artificially pump noise over our speakers at Qwest field, and thats why have the reputation of being one of the loudest fan bases/stadiums in the country.
Another Moo tribute, in case those of you that didn't know him want to see what he looked like in his drywall eating prime.
