my almost 21 yo who goes to school in Chicago was in a Chicago ER last night with what he thot was a kidney stone

Kidney stone has not produced yet--but doc says swollen lymphnodes around kidney area

w/ no kidney stone produced, doc wants him to see another doctor

oh dear!

He had cat scan, MRI, Blod tests, and ultra sound

He has been having kidney stones since he was 16--about one ayear

never before while all by himself tho

I guess it is good that the Dr. is being thorough

he's a little freaked, but doing okay on painkillers

we may go up this week just to give TLC in person

ok, so he does have a history of them - in an odd way I suppose that is good? oh how painful

we are in SC< he is in Chicago

he is one tough cookie tho--i'll say that

dear friend passed kidney stone and had 2 c-sections she said the sections were nothing compared to the stone

sending good wishes to him and to you

yeah--he has been a very sick puppy each time

He really has gootten good at detecting the onset

You should go up. I ended up in hospital when I went to college and was soooo happy to see my mommy.

so much easier to just go to the doctor than to the ER

does he have support here in Chicago? I am in suburbs of Chicago if he needs anything

fsinfo wow that is awesome I will let youknow

fsinfo how do I reach u?

Oh cathyjo how hard for you. When daughter was in college, she had multiple visits to er for migraines/seizures. My heart goes out to you!

his roommate came to the ER and made sure he got home okay

I am just worried about the mention of swollen lymph nodes

never have heard a doctor say that before, but when they couldnt find the stone, they were checking everything

say a prayer for him

tried to send you private plurk got an error message so sent you DM tweet

stone materializes & passes soon. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your son.

will do. He is feeling fine on the painkillers but i dont want him to "like" them a lot. He's always been a fairly healthy kiddo

He missed all of 2 days K-12

he eats absolutely NO JUNK

his KS are not calcium based

whatever that means

kidney stones are terrible!Your family is in my prayers.

but he does feel better knowing Mom and Dad will come up to go with him to the dr

looking like his kidney stone issue is a life sentence, huh?

I have a friend who has had that...she stays away from ALL caffeine, seems to help

You know we'll help any way we can. My brother gets kidney stones and can still run rings around me. It's horrible but not life threatening.

megbg he skips all caffeine 2. Sigh. Thanks all for helping my wrap my mind around it.

check your gmail

my son's girlfriend is a nurse and she says swollen lymph glands mean infection of some sort

he will be going to another doctor in the next few days. Sigh.

cathyjo I'm also in the Chicago burbs - I sent you a private plurk with my contact info - let me know how I can help.

If you can do it, try to be with him. My thoughts/prayers are with you and him!!

I hope your family's ordeal ends as quickly as possible, and that you get to visit your son.

Sending thoughts and prayers your way as well. Keep us posted!

i get kidney infections easy and my dr. told me to drink cranberry juice when i felt it coming on

I am also in Chicago area. Sent private plurk with contact info. I also have ALOT of experience with Chicago hospitals cuz of hubby.

wow thanks u guys form Chicago are are awesome. I will share upate tomorrow

we're here if you need us. Others have been there for me.

what an awesome network we have cathyjo look at all the Chicago folks who will look in on your boy! My prayers are for him to feel better!

Clyde (my son) went to the doctor today, and they say it was a kidney stone that has passed--he had no pain today, and...

to come back in 3 months for a check on his Kidneys for signs of issues, which they doubt will be found. Im so releived.

so happy...good news. Thanks for updating us.

Yay!! Thanks for the update. I'm glad to hear all is well. Remember, if you need help in the Chicago area, I'm here.

That is wonderful news, Cathy! Bet he's still sore, but what a relief to know there are no other issues involved. Poor sweet guy.

JackieB wow thanks. Im glad to know some of my network is offering to be a physical presence there if I need it.

glad it all worked out and glad there were ppl nearby to help if necessary

so glad he's doing better, but if you need us in the future we are here

That's great news. Thanks for letting us know!