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If you have a spare good thought or prayer, I'd sure appreciate you sending it my son's way.  He's in the hospital.  He drove himself to the emergency room at 6:30 this morning because he woke up in severe pain.  He was here, right here in my house, and he didn't wake me up.  Well, that will be interesting to think about later.

He was diagnosed with an ulcer a few weeks ago, now it's suspected appendicitis.  I'm waiting for him to call me after they do more tests.

I called my husband to tell him, and ask him if he would go with me to the hospital.  His reply was, "It depends when you want to go."  The sad thing is, I knew the response I'd get before I even asked.  What kind of father doesn't give a crap about something like this?  That too is something interesting to think about later.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted.



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  • TinSoldier said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Good thoughts on the way, MissMimi!
  • silverwhisper said on Nov 12, 2007....
    mimi, i will definitely keep your son in my thoughts--please keep us posted?

    i'm mystified by your husband's reaction. out of curiosity, does it take you an unusual amount of time to go out, either owing to idiosyncracy or the use of your wheelchair?

    ed
  • beyondtheveil said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Thinking of you and your son. 
  • botoni said on Nov 12, 2007....
    A prayer is up and running for your son Mimi! I trust that all will be ok. Accidently run over hubbys toes for me will ya?
  • lioneljay said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Lots of good thoughts on their way eastward, Mimi. 
  • MissMimi said on Nov 12, 2007....

    I just got another call from him.  The tentative diagnosis is kidney stones.  That makes sense because T described the pain to me as intermittent and excruciating. 

    Thanks, Tin for the good wishes.

    Ed, it does take me longer, and I can't handle the wheelchair or the O2 tanks anymore because they're too heavy.

    Thank you beyond.
     
    Heh, botty, accidently on purpose?
  • MissMimi said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Thank you, LJ.  You snuck in under the radar.
  • botoni said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Uh............yah!
  • MissMimi said on Nov 12, 2007....
    lol, Botty, I've had that same idea many times.  More than I can count.
  • Mamie said on Nov 12, 2007....
    you got it Mimi, prayers for T are on the way...for not only his comfort and healing but for the bash on the side of his head that he's gonna get for not waking you to say help! Also what's up with B? You mean to tell me that all this time, B stands for butthead? :)
    ding ding! Back to your corners people! Mimi is on the warpath! yikes!!
  • Eilan said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Sending positive thoughts your way.
  • MissMimi said on Nov 12, 2007....

    Lol, Mamie, down girl...  He's home now, and it definitely is kidney stones, very small ones that the doctor says should pass on their own in a few days' time.  He's still bound and determined to work today.  Makes me want to ground him like I did when he was 10. 

    He didn't wake me because he didn't want to worry me.  WTF??  like a phone call from him from the ER wouldn't make me worry as much?  "Mom, now don't freak out...  I'm in the hospital."  Damn it, it's my God-given right to worry, nag and question.  It's on Page one of the Mother Manual.

    Thanks Eilan.  I'm just glad it's not appendicitis.

  • polarheart said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Father in Heaven, please be with MissMimi's son where he is in hospital now and in pain.  Please calm his fears and ease his pain. Please help the doctors and nurses in their care of him and let them be extra kind to him.  I pray this in and for the glory of Your Name. Amen
  • destinydiva said on Nov 12, 2007....
    glad he is ok now and lmao at the ' it's my God-given right to worry, nag and question.  It's on Page one of the Mother Manual' !!  lol  I'll use that one with my 11 yr old!!!   :-) xx
  • VioletEyes said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Best wishes for your son - he will be in my thoughts.
  • VioletEyes said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Best wishes for your son - he will be in my thoughts.
  • CreativeWoman said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Mimi,
    I'm glad it wasn't more serious.  I'll keep him in my prayers... and you too.

    CW
  • dailyachesandpains said on Nov 12, 2007....
    OUCH!  Thank goodness it wasn't more serious, however, the pain he will go through will still need the prayers!  I'm sending them!

    Can you run your husband over with your wheelchair?  I mean, if the tanks are too heavy to hit him...  ;-)

    {{{HUGS}}}
    Daily
  • Twylarants said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Poor guy!  I've heard kidney stones are incredibly painful.  And poor you, MissMimi, what a way to wake up..a phone call saying your kid is in the hospital!

    I think I have that chapter bookmarked in the "Mother's Manual"...yeah, here it is..."When your child is ill, or in harm's way for any reason, Mother is entitled to worry with every fiber of her being..."

    Skipping down...wait, here it is..."when said child is well and out of harm's way"..yada, yada, yada..."Mother is entitled to bash said child about the head."
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 12, 2007....

    So sorry to hear about your son.  I hope they figure it all out and fix him up quickly.

    As for hubby, well, kick him in the shins or put starch in his underwear. :)

  • Zayda said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Mimi--Please keep us informed. I'll keep T in my thoughts.
  • silverwhisper said on Nov 12, 2007....
    mimi: thanks for the update.

    i can't help wondering whether your husband's reaction is more a response to the logistical needs of you guys going to the hospital, rather than a lackadaisical attitude towards your son's health--is that at all possible?

    ed
  • lampshade said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Kidney stones suck but I'm glad its not something worse.  A friend of mine had kidney stones and I've heard about what its like from her.  Somehow she got to keep them once they passed, and seeing them, I can see why its painful.
  • quietone said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Hi mimi ~ glad to hear your son is okay. 
  • sweetsoul said on Nov 12, 2007....

    Kids! Shhheeesssh! Guess he thought your anger might distract you from your worries.

    Lots of good thoughts going your son's way.

  • wombat said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I've been kind of out of the loop, but read and am glad things turned out ok for your son.
  • botoni said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Mimi huns. You re son is gonna get his own 'punishment'. I ve had kidney stones and they aint no fun. When passing them it feels a bit like rocks with imbeded razor blades passing through the pee-pee! Tell him its his punishment for not waking you up.
  • whoreslave said on Nov 12, 2007....
    Best wishes in all of this- it sounds as if all the prayers and good wishes are doing their job... Kidney stones are awful indeed, but usually not fatal.

    I don't know any of you, least of all your family, but it sounds to me as if your own situation is difficult. There is also a fair possibility that your son was both "being macho"- young men don't like to admit they need help, even to their moms! And also, probably didn't want to alarm you, or get you all worked up. I can't say much for your man's reaction- that seems downright wretched! But Silverwhisper does have a point about logistics. Men can be insensitive when they have what they consider to be a "pragmatic excuse".


  • sugarbaby24 said on Nov 12, 2007....
    be strong mimi your son will be okay, at least he went to the hospital to get it taken care of . wishing you all the best.
  • gingersoul said on Nov 12, 2007....

    Ouch, Mimi...kidney stones are ugly....my mom suffered a lot with them and it wasn't nice.....but they are something treatable so dont worry too much...he is in good hands now.

    My thoughts to you and to your son  {{{{{{hugs}}}}}}I  

  • the_infernal_optimist said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I'm glad it isn't more serious, but ouch on the kidney stones!

    ~Infernal
  • rupert7 said on Nov 12, 2007....
    All my best wishes for you and your son!...your hubby....well maybe he needs some kidney stones!
  • pickersplock said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I'm keeping you and your son in my thoughts and prayers!
  • mobil said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I guess those stones hurt like a bastard Mimi, but compared to what it might have been, this ain't so bad. A prayer for him, yes ubet.
  • RollingC said on Nov 12, 2007....
        Me too MissMimi....I'll keep your son in my prayers....and you and the family along with him.  I hope that everything turns out ok.  Amazing that he was able to drive himself to the hospital... don't think that I could do it.
    Rc
  • fearing said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I'll be praying MissM!  Keep us posted.
  • honeybunny said on Nov 12, 2007....

    thinking of you and your son MissMimi....I hope he gets well soon...i will check in to see the updates

    ~honeybunny~

    @};-',-

  • MissMimi said on Nov 12, 2007....

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the prayers and good wishes!  I suggested he might want to stay home and rest today, but as is his habit, he totally ignored my motherly advice (and you know I'm right), and went to work.  He's out of town for work this week, so I'll see him on Saturday. 

    Kidney stones are hellishly painful-- I've never had them, but I have had kidney pain before.  I would rather give birth with no drugs that experience that again.  But he seems to be alright.

    Kids...  Sheesh!

  • grammaof4 said on Nov 12, 2007....

    Glad to hear he is fine.... really that is all that matters....yeah!  Kids Sheesh!

  • hotaka said on Nov 12, 2007....
    I hope everything will turn out alright. Usually these things work out if you act soon enough. I see by the comment above he is recovering. Kidney stones? Ooh...
  • blastfromthepast said on Nov 13, 2007....
    First, bless his heart for being so thoughtful.  Then, kick him in the pants for being so thoughless!  I hope that all goes well.  Passing stones isn't a picnic from what I've heard.  Poor baby!
  • queenparanoia said on Nov 13, 2007....
    i'm glad he's okay now missmimi.. how about you? are you okay now? this must have been a very stressful day for you!!!
  • Fallyn said on Nov 13, 2007....
    miss mimi....you got a MANUAL!?!? ...how come **I** didn't get a MANUAL! .......i really could have used that manual too.

    seriously...i hope they pass without too much pain...though i know that isn't likely.
    i too have had kidney pain and i passed out on the kitchen floor from it....an infection.....it HURTS. but i think stones are worse. from what i've heard.

  • crybabylu said on Nov 13, 2007....
    that is so painful.  you have my prayers and in my thoughts.
  • skald said on Nov 13, 2007....
    Sorry I did not see this any sooner. I hope your son is alright and I will pray. You have my support dear Mimi. Luv 
  • scipio said on Nov 13, 2007....
    Wishing your son a speedy recovery and hope that he gets well soon.
  • sweet_cookie01 said on Nov 13, 2007....
    i hope its nothing bad... appendicitis is usually just a little operation... my prayers with you and your son!!!
  • honeybunny said on Nov 13, 2007....

    I am so glad to hear that he is doing ok. I have passed two kidney stones and they are no picnic. You can actually function quite normally up to a point, then the pain will take over then, as has been my experience, the pain will be gone (the stone has passed). I did the straining thing both times but never actually got my stones.

    Don't worry too much mom....the pain will dictate what he can and can't do til the stone passes.

    huggsss n loves

    ~honeybunny~

    @};-',-

  • tomatdst said on Nov 13, 2007....
    I hope and pray for your son's health.
  • pookiedookie said on Nov 13, 2007....
    I am praying, that is painful, my mom passed one the size of a dime.
  • crybabylu said on Nov 13, 2007....
    so, how is your son doing today?
  • MissMimi said on Nov 14, 2007....

    Thank you all again for your good wishes.  One the size of a dime?  Seriously ouch.  I can't even imagine it.

    Hi Dee, thanks for asking.  He text messaged me earlier and said the pain was not real bad today.  He works nights so I asked him to call me when he gets off work.

  • preacherman said on Nov 15, 2007....
    you and your son are in our thoughts and prayers.
  • redrocks said on Nov 15, 2007....
    I am glad he's better right now.. And I agree with you: a son/daughter should not try to hide things to his/her mother.But we tend to do so all the time...
  • frontanack said on Nov 16, 2007....
    I can relate on your feelings: calls from hospitals. and surprises like that from the kids... no fun.. but, once I heard how your husband reacted.. and the trouble you have moving because of the wheel chair... my thought is that he probably
    measured the pain.. and decided he needed to act quickly.. and not take the
    chance of fainting or something while 'dad' tried to weasel out of the hospital trip... and thus add frustration and anger to his weight, as well as yours... just a few random thoughts on that... glad to hear that it was not deathly serious though.
    and yah: prayers are on for you. :)
     
  • crybabylu said on Nov 17, 2007....

    A lady in our church just past one, and she feels as good as new now, but it was very painful trying.  Sometimes they can break then up if they are too large, but they weren't able to do that with her, my husband told me why, but i can't remember, all I know they gave her something that would make it pass.

    love and prayers,  cry & preach..

  • MissMimi said on Nov 17, 2007....
    Awww, thanks guys.  I just spoke with him this afternoon, and he hasn't had any pain for a couple days now.  Sooo, knock on wood, this episode is over... 
  • the_infernal_optimist said on Nov 17, 2007....
    What a good update! :) I'm so glad to see this.

    ~Infernal
  • Clair_de_Lune said on Dec 22, 2007....
    I will be praying for your son Mimi..
    I am sorry for the pain around all of this..
    Sounds a bit grievous..

    And I know it hurts even more..it being your son..

    God bless,

    c.
  • preacherman said on Dec 30, 2007....
    I just stopped in to let you know that, crybaby and I are still praying for your continual recovery.

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