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I havenapos;t been updating because thereapos;s really been nothing to say. Iapos;ve been feeling pretty good these last several days, even well enough to go on a Confirmation Retreat this past weekend with my daughterapos;s Confirmation class, for which Iapos;m a leader. I know some of you were concerned that no news was bad news, but I assure you, I actually felt better after this round than the last time. Having no noticable side effects from the Neulasta shot, I think the boost in white blood cells has helped me from having that "Iapos;m about to get sick" feeling. Really, the worst side effect this time is that Iapos;m as belchy as a teenage boy. Itapos;s embarrassing, and a little uncomfortable in my tummy, but if this is the worst I have to complain about, Iapos;m in good shape.

Todayapos;s adventure was a trip to my kidney doctorapos;s office for a follow-up. I got to go to the hospital for an x-ray before hand, so I was about half an hour early for my scheduled appointment. Once I got there, I learned that my doctor had been called over to the hospital for an emergency surgery, and there were five people waiting in front of me. Once I finally got to see him, I learned that my enormous stone was of the very common variety (mostly calcium) and not the result of an infection or any other systemic problem. In other words, he had no idea why this stone turned into a megastone.

Heapos;s going to do another CT scan in three months. Before that, I get to do not one, but two 24 hour urine collection tests. This meant that they sent me home with an enormous (24" x 24" x 8") shopping bag stuffed with two bright orange jugs and shipping boxes and instructions, which I had the pleasure of hauling through the entire hospital on my way to the parking ramp across the street. So in 5 weeks, and then again in 6 weeks, I get to collect my urine for a whole day Wonapos;t that be fun

But the doctor did give me some advice for avoiding stones in the future. I will happily share this with you, as itapos;s good advice and free.
- Drink at least 10 glasses of water per day. (Yeah, I could have predicted this one.)
- Take a shot (I assume 1 ounce) of lemon juice concentrate every day mixed with the beverage of my choice. His personal preference is to mix it with diet tonic water, but he said I was free to mix with vodka if I wanted. (Um, maybe not.)
- Thereapos;s a nutritional supplement called TheraLithXR that is basically magnesium, potassium and vitamin B6. This is apparently a pharmaceutical grade product and has shown some efficacy in preventing stones in people who are prone to them. Itapos;s kind of spendy, but considerably cheaper than stone removal.

He says diet has very little influence on these types of stones, so for all the grief I give my husband about his stones being caused by an excess of peanut butter, itapos;s probably not true.

I was surprised that he didnapos;t want to look at the wound in my back that is still healing, but Iapos;m told it is healing well, so I didnapos;t bring it up.

So, except for the follow-ups to come at the end of November and the CT scan in January, I think we can close the door on the Great Kidney Stone Adventure. Wasnapos;t that fun?

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The gifts continue to show up. My best girlfriend sent some aromatherapy oils, my next door neighbor and her son have mowed our lawn all month, numerous people have sent us yummy food, and my husbandapos;s uncle brought over a book and a book-on-CD. It just boggles my mind - people are so nice And thoughtful

This weekend is MEA in Minnesota, which means all the kids are off school for two days while < 1 of the stateapos;s teachers attend their annual convention. Weapos;re planning to do some outdoor activities and enjoy the fall weather as long as it holds out. On Friday, Hubby and I are going to use part of the gift certificate my mom gave me for my birthday to the local Dinner Theater. Thereapos;s a show called The Wonder Bread Years thatapos;s in itapos;s last two weeks that Iapos;ve been dying to see. Sure, itapos;s not Equus, but it will still be fun to go out with my spouse. Hope you all have a nice weekend as well.
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