Kidney stones are an
infernal nuisance,they are also extremely painful. In these modern
times it is not always necessary to have surgery to remove the little
perishers,that,s the good news.
The bad news is that
the incredibly painful treatment,which involves having your kidneys
blasted by sound waves ,and which can take many visits to the torture
chamber;while it blasts the little buggers to smithereens it leaves
behind small chips of stone,many small chips!
These remain and if not
passed another painful business they can grow larger and if they
become too large to pass you are back to square one,which is were I
now find myself.
In anticipation of a
period just swallowing pills and groaning I made a huge cherry and
almond cake for the boys,shelved any plans I had to spend the Bank
Holiday and resigned my self to taking it easy for a few days.
If I am lucky the stone
will pass,if I am not then a spell in hospital beckons as the kind of
pain relief needed to combat this problem has to be administered in
hospital. There is also the risk of infection,a particular problem
with me and one which ,some years ago, almost killed me.
My apologies for the
“cheerful tone” of this blog ,I am ,as you can imagine distinctly
dis-chuffed.
On the plus side Pa is
feeling better today and my son is spending the weekend in the
company of his friends, which pleases my very much. In spite of his
writing schedule he socialises much more no he no longer works nights
for E Scrooge and Co!
I wish you one and all
a wonderful weekend full of adventure and rest and relaxation,what
ever your heart craves.
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