Hi Mark,
at the time you wrote this I was actually in ca healthcare a newish hospital on the north edge of Trenton Ewing and falling into apparently a case pretty severe sepsis. other than horrible pain most stark symptom was. I understand the survival rate for what I had is about 5% and I'm told that PNCL's will be needed for each kidney.
there is a muscle and I've been told the name and cannot remember it that lies between the kidneys in the spine and that it had access from what I don't know and become infected. how long it had been that way I am not certain I'm not sure if anyone is certain but apparently a long time probably at least 6 to 8 months from the time my recovery from the other surgery having reached the plateau.
I spec now that the hydrocodone I was taking may have masked the onset of these other problems, and to make matters even worse apparently my kidneys with kidney stones. that came as a real shock so to serious ongoing problems and being treated once and since May 31 I have been treated merwick rehabilitation in West Windsor Plainsboro New Jersey.
I have been getting a daily intravenous drip of something called tchervotonin...... (sp)? a class3 sporin
since about May 10. there PT OT is very good.... my strength is returning I cannot yet walk on my own with a walker but I can't get in and out of bed for my wheelchair and my son got bless them brought in my computer which is the reason I'm online.
my PT mahavesh about 10 days ago allocated the area from which the severe pain is coming and found what she said it was a nodule. she gave what she called a deep friction massage of the area and when she hit the module it really hurt but afterwards felt much better. two more sessions on the nodule revealed changing shape. the next was something the size of a grain of unpopped popcorn and last night there was a third one that felt like a "blob."
we got an x-ray about 9 PM last night and am awaiting the radiologists report. the radiologists came back and took a second picture because apparently the first picture did not show enough of the affected area. of course my pessimistic mindset is worried about lots of other icky problems that could be indicated.
I think my last post in this thread was April 29, the very day that things went south. I share all I only really this in the hope of learning more.