Rowan Tree and Red Thread

Liveblogging from the A&E room of the Mercy Hospital in Cork. I woke up
about an hour and a half ago with an excruciating pain in my lower back over
my left hip. Willpower and the fear of the pain getting worse got me into a
taxi and down the A&E.

I've had a kidney stone before and I suspected this is another one. Easy
diagnosis for a layman in the circumstances but that also means I have a
good idea how long this is going to take and how painful it can be. (Very
painful, in short).

I'm on a trolley in A&E now, calling down blessings on the medical staff and
the creators of Pethedine. More details as I get them.

And be nice to sammywol if you can. She's at home looking after
our daughter, Rowan, and fighting a bad cold on top of this new worry.