My Miracle

Ten days after having Charlotte I woke up with some back pain.  It was uncomfortable but not too bad.  I took some Advil and got back in bed.  I woke up later and the pain was getting worse.  I continued to get worse through the morning. Finally it was too much and I went in to the emergency room. 

After a CT scan the doctor informed me that I was passing a fairly large kidney stone (4mm), my kidneys were swollen and I had a couple of small stones in my left kidney and a large (1/2 inch) stone in my right kidney.  He pulled the images up on the computer in my room and showed me.  I was in shock.  I am a champion water drinker and steer clear of soda so I thought this would not be something I would deal with. 

I was sent home with some hard core pain medication, a strainer and best wishes for passing the stone. 

I was told by the urologist that if the stone did not pass on its own I would have to have it surgically removed. 

The night I came home from the emergency room I had Dean and Maclynn give me a priesthood blessing.  I was blessed that I would recover and be able to get back to my normal self. 

Last week I had an x-ray and ultrasound to see what was going on with the stones.

My urologist called and told me that the stone had passed and the swelling in my kidneys was gone so everything looked resolved.  I was still worried about the other stones hanging around in my kidneys.  She said, "I am looking at your CT scan from the emergency room and I see the stones but the x-ray and ultrasound from last week shows two healthy stone-free kidneys."

I don't know what to say except that I am so grateful for that priesthood blessing. It may not be the parting of the Red Sea but I consider this my own miracle.  I feel so blessed that I will not have to have surgery, or deal with the pain more stones.