From the archive · Originally written December 29, 2008
CT Scan done today
Here's what was on my CT:
1.4 or 5 small stones seen bilaterally on different slices.
2. Renal pelvis on right kidney might be enlarged. IDK - looks big to me.
3. Cyst or something right ovary?!
No wonder I've been having such strange pain! I've had this continuous right kidney pain, but I've had this intense lower pain that I chalked up to be stone fragments.
Here are some hoversnaps of each of the above (they gave me a CD today)
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Only 2 tiny stones seen in this slice:
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Enlarged right renal pelvis maybe?? (it's the ball next to my right kidney, or the one on the left in the picture)
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Cyst or whatever on my right ovary (Again seen on the left in the pic)
I'm pretty worried about the thing on my ovary. I went back through my old CT scan reports, and one said there was a 2X3 cm cyst on my right ovary. This was back in October. I wonder if people can tell the difference between cysts and ectopic pregnancies. I've had both before.
All of this together is killing me. If I was a dog, I would have been humanely euthanized already. :/ If someone tries to tell me, "Well, you only have tiny 1mm stones on the right," I will snap. I would bet money that my kidney is bruised or swollen or something. All I know is that it's not stone pain like I usually have and it hurts the same as it did on the 12th!!
*Update. Yep! I was right on all counts. Enlarged renal pelvis and a cyst. Damn I'm good.
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