The Weekend of Unknown

Friday May 4th I still have a few episodes of pain but Saturday I only have one. Sunday and Monday I'm sore and achy but no extreme episodes. I'm apprehensive to say it's over but hopeful. David picks me up and we head to my ob/gyn. Im nervous as to what they'll find. Ultrasound shows a pregnancy in the uterus! But we still can't pinpoint exactly what caused the pain. By measuring the gestational sac, estimated due date is Jan 6th. We schedule a follow up appt for the next Tuesday. She wants to check sac progression. I ask what do I do if the pain comes back? She says if our office is open call us, if after hours go back to ER. I make it through the week with episodes but they seem minor in comparison as they only last 5 to 10 minutes at most. Friday and Saturday I feel cramp like pain most of the day. Sunday morning for mothers day we head to church with David's parents and I'm just feeling sickly. About 10 minutes into the service a terrible episode hits and I excuse myself to the lobby. I sit in a chair and just cry. Why is this happening?! David comes out to check on me and he comments how I've broken out in a sweat. Right away he helps me to the car and we go home. Only one hour after the first episode ends does another one start. Take me back to the hospital I beg so we are on our way. I check in and the lobby is packed. Oh boy. I grimace through the rest of the episode giving the evil eye to the parents that are letting their 3 kids run around screaming like a banshee. About an hour or so in the pain is gone, David is asleep in the chair next to me and more people are coming in. I go to the front desk and ask if they can give me an estimate of how long til they see me. Obviously I've been triaged very low as he says SEVERAL more hours because they have a lot of really sick people right now. Ok I tell him, since my pain comes in waves I'm feeling ok now and would like to go home. Hell if I have to tough it out, I'd rather do it at home. First thing Monday morning I call my doc and tell her what's going on. I get an appt around noon and have another episode at 11. Thus I can't drive myself so my Mom offers to take me. Another urine culture shows blood but no infection. Another sign of kidney stone. But another ultrasound shows baby is doing great, everything has doubled or tripled in size in a week. Dr. gives me stronger pain meds and says she will be consulting with a urologist on my case. She also gives me her cell and says if you have to go back to ER, call me. We will bypass the waiting room and the urologist and I will come down and do surgery. SURGERY? While I'm pregnant? Yes she says, it's alot safer than a CT scan. But the safest yet is for you to pass this on your own. We cancel the one week follow up I was supposed to have on Thursday and schedule for another week on May 22nd, to measure the heartbeat.