I'm not very good at waiting. This will come as no shock to those of you who know me personally, but for those who don't I must confess to not always being the model of patience and tranquility. Hubby and I like to claim that he has my share of patience, by way of excusing my lack and explaining his abundance. Right now I am stuck waiting for surgery to finally be rid of this extra large kidney stone.
Last week we saw the large stone specializing urologist, and were scheduled for extraction on Jan. 30, which seems so very far away. Especially since the ureter stent they placed to help drain the kidney affected by the stone causes a lot of bladder irritation and pain on evacuating. I've finished my course of aggressive antibiotics, so there's only the phenazopyridine to fight the discomfort. I'm diligently fighting off a cold, constantly hacking and coughing and blowing my nose so it can't settle into my chest. There's not much else I can do to try to be ready for surgery.
But there's plenty to help me pass the time in between. Like seeing my endocrinologist last week, and being thrilled to confirm that my blood sugars have been in great control, my A1c value decreased from the high sixes to 6.3, and getting permission to drop from four glucose checks a day to two. It's fantastic to get some good news for a change.
A trend we will hopefully continue Monday, when I see my oncologist for those all important blood tests, that will, I'm sure, continue to show NO signs of any dangerous changes to my tumor or the rest of my system. The lab will also be running some tests ordered by my endocrinologist to keep an eye on my somewhat questionable thyroid hormone levels. Let's hope that turns out to be a non-issue.
Meanwhile the kids are all doing excellent in school, all A's and B's, so we took them out to celebrate their report cards last night, and to spend some of their gift money on the toys of their choice. The weather took a break from sub-zero wind chills to make that a pleasant afternoon, and I never forget to be grateful that I can still go and do those types of things with my family. If I'm going to spend a couple more weeks waiting for surgery, at least they will be good weeks.
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