Gainesville

Some days are better than others, and when it comes to one's children the pain they endure is something that makes a parent feel totally helpless. Caitlin has been have an issue with kidney stones and at Easter she was so ill until she passed the stones. This week the pain started again in the other kidney, this time there are two in the ureter! By the time she got to her doctor's for a CT scan she was in quite a bit of pain and he admitted her directly to the hospital. When I talked to her at lunch her little voice on the phone and the tears upset me and I had to go be with her. Paul went up for the ride, he was concerned as we all are. The ride was pleasant, no traffic accept in one small area which is rare at rush hour. I made it as the sun was setting to go and spend time with her. The nausea and vomiting were very difficult for her. The medication really wasn't helping much. During the night her IV infiltrated and she needed another one. She was stuck 7 times that day to get two IV's in! She had an x-ray this morning and was medicated gain for nausea and pain and slept for just over 45 minutes and woke up and passed a stone. She was then released, the other should pass soon. It was a much better day this afternoon. What a relief. She was able to eat a little dinner, first food in days. While that little brown dot looks small, it is quite big and caused quite a lot of pain, now she has to get rid of its twin!!!