Saturday, September 22, 2012
KIDNEY stones?
Wednesday night I woke up with sharp pain in my side and back. After numerous trips to the bathroom and tossing and turning I realized this wasn't a pain I had experienced before, not digestive, not ovaries etc.. I woke my husband up and he prayed for me in Fijian then went back to sleep. By 6am I was hit with nausea and asked to be taken to the hospital. That began by adventure with the medical system and my American assumptions as to how it should work. By seven we had stopped at three different doors on the hospital only to be asked to come back at 830. We went to another more private clinic a 830 to get bloodwork and urine test done only to find out results would not be available until 2 pm. Concern for appendicitis led our teacher to take us to another private doctor in old darhan where i was able to quickly get an ultrasound. That doctor said I was okay but my kidney was large. The doctor poked and prodded and agreed it must be the kidney and said to wait until the test results. Finally getting the results back and a trip back to the doctor came the vague diagnosis of ~bad kidneys~and an emphasis that it was from the cold and to stay warm in Mongolia. Of course with translation I just clarified that they were putting me on an antibiotic. In a world where a typical American has a good basis of how the body system works, viral vs bacterial infections, blood counts etc it was difficult for me to be confident in my diagnosis. But i remember who the Ultimate Doctor is, and that is my God who knows my ins and outs much better than I. I believe it is kidney infection or stones and have begun the antibiotics (by pills since my eyes got big when i saw the size of the needles and the process for mixing the medicine in vials before it goes into the needle, which my kind husband would have to give me every 8 hours!). If things have not improved greatly in the next two days we will take a trip to the capital city where they have more choices including a Korean hospital and an International hospital. At the moment I am not feeling the sharp pains very often, just a dull pain and was able to sleep. Thanking God already for His healing and believe the prayer support around the world is the source of that healing process ...
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Thanks for taking the time to write even though I am sure you are feeling that good yet. A friend here also said be sure and drink lots of water. I see Kelly also shared that from her experience. So glad to hear of God's provision of a warm apartment. Prayers always for you both!
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