I am only sixteen years old and I have more medical problems than most elderly people. A few months ago I had my first kidney stone.
It was six in the morning and i woke up with an excruciating pain on my right side. I moved to the couch hoping it was just a cramp or something like that. I tried going to the bathroom and laying down in many positions and nothing seemed to work. I woke my mom up in tears and told her I felt like I was dying and didn’t know what was wrong. Her first question was “Are you pregnant?” There was no way I could be pregnant and I was white as a sheet and throwing up everywhere so I was rushed to the ER. The nearest decent hospital is thirty-five minutes away and I screamed all the way there in the car. Once I got to the ER I was immediately brought inside and examined. They gave me some nausea medication and some pain meds and told me I might have appendicitis. So, they did an X-ray and did some blood work to check my WBC. The doctor came back with a disappointed look on his face. He told me that it was not appendicitis and he didn’t know what could be wrong with me and sent me on my way. He told me my kidney was inflamed and if I was in pain to come back.
I went all night and most of the next day doing okay I felt sore, but nothing too terrible. Later, the next night I was in severe pain again it was probably 8:30. I had just eaten some french fries and my mom made me get in the car just to make sure it couldn’t be something life threatening.
I got to the hospital at Nine and didn’t get to see anyone until 10:30. I was laying on the hospital floor crying and they told me I was low priority, but the guy with the broken foot that walked into the hospital was rushed to the back.
I finally got to the back and They did urine samples and gave me more medicine. I felt terrible and I was told I had to finish to huge cups of liquid so I could have a Cat scan. I threw up some whole french fries while trying to drink these cups in less than an hour. After puking many times and shaking from the pain, and the cold, I was told I had a kidney stone. They said to drink a lot and try and catch it, but don’t worry if i couldn’t. I got some medication and went home at 3 in the morning. I laid on couches for day and puked and drank all the time. I passed the stone and never caught it.
I have now had two kidney stones which are considered more painful than child birth. I don’t know why i get them, but I do know I won’t have kids if they’re anything like kidney stones.