She has a kidney stone that they are going to remove tomorrow.
Sarah started having some pain day before yesterday and last night it got worse and worse. Bill was rubbing her lower back and there was a big lump where her kidneys should be. Since she was continuing to complain of the pain, he agreed that she should call the doctor. When she came back in the room, she said that Dad was on the way to pick her up to take her to the ER. Then Mom came to stay with the kids so Bill could join them.
They had already given her an IV and morphine by the time Bill got over there. They had realized right away it was likely a kidney stone from the amount of pain she was in. She said that before they had even finished giving her the injection of morphine she felt much much better and sleepier.
An hour or two after Bill got there they did a CT Scan to be sure it was a kidney stone, which they verified.
They are doing a surgery in the morning at 9am.
She is at Baptist Hospital East.
The procedure will include going in and breaking up the stone some, removing it, and placing a stint that will help the kidneys drain, as there is some infection already enacted.
We have Tyler here and Ian is at Mom's house.
As for Valentine's Day, Bill took her something, then later, Sam and I went by with a card for her, as well as a really cute get well card that Thomas had made for her, plus a cookie for each of them from the Great American Cookie Company. And we stuck around for awhile and talked.
They are sharing a room with a lady who is older, and who we think must have had a pretty good fall, because they said she was very banged up and bruised when they saw her.
So, prayers are in order all around I guess. And praise that it was found so quickly and diagnosed so quickly!
Thanks!
MJ
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