*calls doctor* hey I'm pretty sure I have a kidney stone.
Receptionist: you're so young! It must be a UTI or something else but I'll still schedule it.
... Yeah I know the difference because I've had them before but okay.
*gets to the doctor*
Receptionist: so you're here for cold and flu symptoms?
.... I think I have a kidney stone. I scheduled it for that.
Receptionist: ohh... It says UTI and cold symptoms....
No pretty sure I have a kidney stone again.
Receptionist: at 29? Okay sure.... We'll call you...
Nurse: come on back, pee in a cup. We'll see how bad your UTI is...
Okay... *Pees into cup*
Nurse: so what are your symptoms?
My left kidney hurts, I have had a migraine for days, I'm having trouble urinating, I keep throwing up and this feels like my last kidney stone.
Nurse: ... You've had previous kidney stones?
Yeah I've had 4 since I was 14. The last was like 6 months ago. They've all been small and passed without surgery but they suck.
Nurse: oh... We thought you were overreacting....
Nope I just have bad kidneys from being on lithium since middle school.
Nurse: OH you're on lithium? I'll get the doctor.
Doctor: *looks at my medical history* *does a physical exam* huh it looks like you have a kidney stone. No infection but there's blood and calcium deposits in your urine. Stop at checkout for the information to schedule an ultrasound for tomorrow, please go to the ER if you have trouble passing it before then. You're at least going to need two prescriptions, and if the stone is big, I'm gonna recommend surgery.
... Kay. *Goes to check out* hey receptionist, I need the info for my ultrasound for my kidney stone.
Receptionist: ultrasound??? For a UTI?
I. Have. A. Kidney. Stone. Again.
Receptionist: I need to call back to the doctor.... *Gets on the phone and starts asking why I need an ultrasound, only to look suspicious at me and then rolling her eyes as she wrote the information on a sticky note* here, but you're too young to have a kidney stone.
....Yeah that's what they told me when I passed my first one in my highschool bathroom during 9th grade social studies.
Receptionist: *gives me dirty looks until I leave*
Like why is it so hard to believe that a 29 year old can have chronic kidney stones? Why treat me weird for it???













