Girl's Got Some Stones!

So, after waking up in the middle of the night on Thursday in pretty significant pain, I found out that I had freakin’ kidney stones. Seriously, 2009---WTF? I have no real medical issues for my entire life, and this year I have more pictures and analyses of my innards than I care to think about.

Allow me to draw up a quick run-down of the major tests I have gone through so far this year (not inclusive of any of the billions of lab tests and bloodwork I have had):

1. MRI (brain—with and without contrast)
2. MRI (lumbar/cervical—with and without contrast)
3. Lumbar puncture (aka Spinal Tap)*
4. Evoked Potential Test (visual)
5. CT Scan (without contrast)

I’m not complaining, plenty of people go through much worse—I’m just giving 2009 the what’s what. I am officially closing the list above for this calendar year—no more entries allowed. Period. End of story. I’m out of money. That’s it.

*Interesting note: I tried to rent the movie “This is Spinal Tap” to watch during my recovery from the procedure, but as it turns out, this is not as readily available at my local video stores as one might think. Bummer.