Yesterday I attended a leaders retreat sponsored by our church. Everything was great 'cept for one thing. I had another kidney stone episode. While we were doing some group games the pain started to get worse in my lower left backside. And though the pain was dragging me down there were some moments that I couldn't help but laugh still. We were playing a game called "2 Truths & A Lie" where each of us give 3 statements and everyone has to guess which one is the lie. My statements were:
1. I am a kidney stone making factory. I constantly have kidney stones.
2. My birthday & my anniversary fall on the same day.
3. I have an electronic Japanese toilet seat at home.
Anyways the answer was number 2 but what's funny was when later on Janel wanted to pray for me, Ella started asking what for. When Janel told her, she looked shocked and said "Oh, I thought you sculpt kidneys out of stone." Janel & I burst out laughing. Why would someone who can sculpt, sculpt stones into the shape of kidneys?
Well, the pain prevented me from sleeping. I just kept moving around and getting up. But another funny moment was when Joey, sleeping across the room, blurted out, "Now this... is how ... you make a sandwich!" Hmmm, I wonder what he was dreaming about.
I stood up at about 8 this morning cuz I was hungry. Praise God the pain was very much decreased. I was able to start enjoying the fellowship. I took a nap after lunch and by late afternoon the pain was barely noticeable.
Well, after that experience, which would be about the 10th time I've had a stone, me thinks I better drink much, much more water than ever before. In fact, I'm going to have a drink right now.
1 comment:
Try cranberry juice too! I also eat craisins as well...Though thank God, I've never had any stones "scuplted" from my body via the pee way. I've had pain from kidney infection. When I feel some pain coming in, I ask Alvin to buy cranberry juice to drink (the whole 64 oz bottle)over a few days. Pain leaves....YUP! lots and lots of H2O also....
Gelic
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