This past weekend really sucked. You see my driving privileges have been suspended because I have seizures and by law I can’t drive until I have been seizure free for at least six months. It is driving me crazy that I can’t drive. I can’t wait to put my four kids, three dogs, and husband into my Yukon for the 14 hour trip to Colorado this Christmas just so I can drive. Yeah that’s right… I am looking forward to that hell.
So you are wondering why this weekend was so bad… well, on Saturday evening, my husband decided he wanted to pass a kidney stone. The poor guy was curled up in the fetal position with pain. I felt so bad for him. It was obvious he needed medical attention and quickly. No problem, I will just take him to the ER. Well no, I can’t do this legally. I know, I will call my sister… no that won’t work either, she just left on an out of state trip. Well I am left with 3 choices:
- I can call an ambulance to take him, but how will he get home?
- I can let my 14 year old drive???????????
- I can break the law and drive him myself.
I chose the latter.
So we get to the ER without a hitch and sure enough he has a kidney stone that requires the attention of a urologist. We were sent home with plenty of Vicodin with the instructions to report to the urologist first thing on Monday morning.
Sunday night I make travel arrangements with a friend to transport us to the doctor so I won’t have to worry about it on Monday morning. I wake up early so I can call the doctors office when they open. After calling 6 doctors and being put on hold for 45 minutes, I finally got through to someone. We got my honey to the doctor without a incident and he got the needed advise of the kidney stone “specialist”.
Several hours after we got home, I am proud to announce that my hubby gave birth to his 3mm kidney stone. He is feeling better and I am so glad.
Through this ordeal I have realized that I really, really, really, really miss my independence. My husband and I have spent the last 792 hours together and while I love him dearly, I can’t wait to be by myself. I can’t wait to drive somewhere even if it is just to the 7-11. Only 149 days left….
