Not So Good News

On Thursday night Christa began to feel sharp pains in her back on the left side. As the night progressed the pain became more and more unbearable. Around ten o'clock we decided to head to the emergency room to see what was going on with her pain. As the minutes passed the pain increased (Christa later said that the pain she felt was worse than giving birth to Caden). Anyways, to make a long story short (I know for some of you are thinking that for me that's impossible) she has a kidney stone that is 11mm in size. This is twice the size of the average kidney stone. She has been in the hospital since Thursday night but has made some progress. Things have been a little more complicated since she is pregnant and therefore the standard procedures to deal with a kidney stone are not an option. They did take an x-ray and it came back with some good news. The stone is at the opening of her ureter tube and her bladder which means it has made its way down the ureter tube which is the hardest part. The down side is that this still doesn't mean she will pass it anytime soon, however we pray she does. If she can't pass it in the next couple days she will have to be have a tube inserted into her kidneys and a bag on the outside of her hip to drain her kidney. This is something that we are hoping will not happen because it can cause an infection and she would have to take antibiotics to prevent any infection. Since she is pregnant that is not something that is healthy for the baby to have on a long term basis. So, please pray that she will be able to pass this stone sometime in the next couple days. She has taken a turn for the better and they have worked out her pain medication so she is in the least amount of pain as possible at this stage. We will keep you update as we find out new information.