Friday, May 17, 2013

Is Claribelle coming?

Woke up about 40 minutes ago with three distinct pains in three different areas of my body. None were around my abdomen which is where I expect my pain to radiate from. Thought I might be hungry so I grabbed a yogurt and started in, no relief. Tried a hot shower, stretching, breathing exercises and my pain meds, nothing seems to be helping. I would put it around the 4/5 on the pain scale, just enough to make me uncomfortable and unable to focus on anything else.
I decided, while showering, that I would wait 1 hour, till approx 4 am, before deciding if I needed to go the ER and have my kidneys checked out. I have a stone that is just waiting to get out and I am unsure if this is the start to her descent. Yes, it is a she. Her name is Claribelle. Claribelle had a younger brother, Charlie who came out in March 2012 and boy was I a proud mama when that was complete. Passing a kidney stone is pretty high on the list of things I don't ever want to do again. Also on that list Petocin-induced laboring for 3 days without food for my first child, and getting an infection in my Cesarean wound that caused me to bleed for 3 months straight.
Sitting in bed or laying in there are not an option. They are making the pain worse. I have migrated to the kitchen table to take my pain groans a little farther away from my parents room. I would hate to wake them.
I am so thankful that I got 6 hours of sleep before this hit. I am thankful that I had yogurt on hand to divert my focus and I am thankful for this outlet, where I can be brutally honest about what is going on.

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