Well it didn't take as long as I expected to get a diagnosis for mom. Initial was a kidney stone and that sounded very likely due to the pain she was feeling but even the doc was a bit surprised that the CT scan came up negative for that. Instead it turned out that we caught her developing pnemonia in the very early stages, meaning the treatment will be far more effective in clearing it up.

So I'm relieved and damn happy that it wasn't a stone as we'd thought originally because it means she wont be in lots of pain until it's either passed or broken up. That's been my biggest worry as I've been through that pain. It also means she can concentrate upon getting ready for Final Exams next week (she's after her Bachelor Degree).