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stevenpiziks) wrote2018-10-31 09:00 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2018-10-31 09:00 pm
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They're Back
The kidney stones are back.
I'd been getting painful twinges. Nothing horrible, but bad enough to be noticeable and lasting long enough to be worrisome. After a fair amount of back-and-forth, including an angrifying trip to Detroit for an appointment no one told me had to be canceled, the urologist ordered a CT scan for me. I went to the DMC's West Bloomfield office--much closer to home--and was in and out right quick.
The results came back. "Multiple non-obstructive bilateral calculi over 3 mm long, the largest of which is 4 mm." So I have an unknown number (but at least two) of stones on both sides. 5 mm is generally the threshold for passing them easily.
Last June, a CT scan showed I had what the urologist called "tiny specks." They've clearly gotten much bigger. They aren't blocking anything--yet.
So next we have to consult with the urologist about what to do.
I'd been getting painful twinges. Nothing horrible, but bad enough to be noticeable and lasting long enough to be worrisome. After a fair amount of back-and-forth, including an angrifying trip to Detroit for an appointment no one told me had to be canceled, the urologist ordered a CT scan for me. I went to the DMC's West Bloomfield office--much closer to home--and was in and out right quick.
The results came back. "Multiple non-obstructive bilateral calculi over 3 mm long, the largest of which is 4 mm." So I have an unknown number (but at least two) of stones on both sides. 5 mm is generally the threshold for passing them easily.
Last June, a CT scan showed I had what the urologist called "tiny specks." They've clearly gotten much bigger. They aren't blocking anything--yet.
So next we have to consult with the urologist about what to do.