Hey guys... Sorry for the delay, sometimes doing a whole lot of nothing makes you want to do a whole lot of nothing! But this is fitting because that's what today's Disney blog is about, our off day... It was supposed to be an easy day to rest... A vacation from vacation if you will. (Logan's idea.) Believe me though, we needed it. When the boys and I hit something, we hit it hard. (We exert more energy on vacations and trips than we do during the school/work week.) We were going to take the day to Laze around the water parks and catch some sun, but sadly it didn't work out due to money and we would have been limited on time. (I want to try a Disney water park so bad now.) Instead of the lounging in the parks we did a lot of lounging around the cabin until Logan suggested we look at some of the world class hotels and hit up the Disney Shopping district and make this our souvenir shopping day. But it worked out well because we got to spend the day with our wonderful new friend Robert! (Our other new buddy Emmett dropped in but was quickly beckoned away by real life.)
The day was pretty relaxed, most of us talked as we strolled the thousands of Mickey Mouse products while Van and Logan furiously were looking for keepsakes. We stayed a few hours before heading back the cabin. I rushed it along because I started to feel something funny in my side. It was a dull pain that would jab really hard every now and then.
That night was our big dinner at O'hana. Logan has been raving about this place for months. He claimed it was his favorite restaurant on the planet. Due to the description most of us didn't eat that day and were ready to be stuffed. So as we're napping and refreshing for dinner at nine I kept having to pee. (I noticed an urgency of my bladder at Downtown Disney and that I was peeing red and thought in the back of my mind it was a Kidney Stone since it seems to be a rite of passage in my family.) It worried me before, but now I was straight up pissing blood and my side hurt badly! I was determined to make it through this amazing dinner though. We get to the restaurant and I sent Logan and Van ahead, while Dash and I found a place to park. When they were inside Dash and I discussed worst case scenario if this problem gets worse. We met the boys inside and it just got of control painful. I was peeing dried blood, the urine stream was cloudy, and I was officially freaked out.
Why the hell didn't you go to the hospital you ask? Well, Logan was so excited for this dinner all week and I was determined to make sure he had a damn good time. Van and Logan walked around the hotel while we waited on our time to go up while I laid in the lounge and Dash hung back with me. The boys met us upstairs where we had run into Logan's old friend Joe who was joining us for dinner and I was informed that Logan was able to snag us the very sought after table with the fireworks view. My pain was getting worse, Logan and Van were getting more excited, and the dinner was sounding more awesome... I was going to make it through this dinner if I passed that stone at the table.
We're seated at a table with an amazing view. The castle is rising above the trees across the lake. Couples are singing with the host celebrating their engagement. Huge pineapples full of rum come to our table. Plate after plate of amazing looking Polynesian food is set on the table. (Its family style all you can eat.) I keep having to leave to pee. I come back and have some Lo-Mein and two pork dumplings. I was so excited for the main course because if the starters were this good... Oh man... The boys are laughing and smiling. The food smells amazing. The server comes to our table with two skewers one with plump fat shrimp the size of your fingers, one with tender steak cutlets he puts it on our plates. I have to pee. I go downstairs to pee. Blood. Pain. Stabbing side pains. Dinner was ruined for me.
When I got to the table it broke my heart. A.) I would not get to enjoy this amazing dinner with friends. B.) Van and Logan were so happy laughing and drinking, I couldn't pull them away. Dash saw the pain in my eyes and knew it was time to go. All the boys were ready to take me to hospital (I had gotten directions earlier, that whole worst case scenario.) but I asked them (Joe, Van, and Logan) to stay and enjoy their meal because I know what it meant to them and as much as I know I can be a Me Centered I wanted them to have a carefree night and the ER is no place for that.
Dash and I aren't from Orlando, so in our made painfilled rush to find some medical help and 911 calls we got a bit lost. We were calling Joe to navigate for us form O'hana, we had the 911 lady telling us to pull over the side of the road so she could locate us (not what you want to when passing a stone) and the iPhone getting all loopy. All I have to say is, Longest... Ride... Of... My... Life...
We ended up at Celebration hospital. The place is a resort. I kid you not, it was just as nice as our cabins. We check in and go through all the tests. Pee in a cup. Pulse. Temperature. Then we're forgotten about... The nurse didn't even realize my cup of pee was sitting next to her. If you've been in an emergency room you know it’s done by their idea of who needs it most. So, dumb ass I dropped grease on my foot went before and a child that was shivering so severely it broke my heart. In my time in the waiting room, (The whole 4 hours of it) I learned that Orlando Florida is in what is called the Kidney Stone belt and almost everyone in that room had a Kidney Stone to pass. Weird? Well think about it, rides jostling you around, you're not hydrated, you're not eating a balanced meal so it makes sense. I was a victim of circumstance.
Logan, Van, and Joe show up to keep me company. Though Logan and Van's energy level did not match mine. (The photos of the back of my head are me in pain and Logan taking pictures.) "For your blog! For your blog." Thanks brother.... Our names were called right as Aiden Ash showed up at the hospital to hang out with us. That was a let down because we were seconds away from being a hospital party. I didn't see the point of the boys waiting in the lobby while I sat in the back rooms so I bid them good night and went in. Cat scans, IVs... Celebration Hospital was going to make a buck off of me. I was in the room with a Doctor and Nurse who were at Disney on vacation as well (Remember this detail) and they were both in there for Kidney stones! It was crazy. Loooooong story short of the back room was I passed the stone. It hurt. I was tired. I was hungry. I was disappointed and I just wanted this day over with.
Dash took me home to find Robert, Van, and Aiden watching ENCHANTED and Logan asleep in the wall bed and he kept mumbling something about shutting up. My easy day... Was harder than it should have been but that clock said 3 am so I said good night.
Have a Magical Day,
Porter Wescott
