Well, I still lost my position in the ER (heart is breaking here), but overall the compromise couldn't have been better under the circumstances.  I am still employed by the hospital, they advised me to stay on short term leave for the full time, which brings me to the end of January, then I can either try and come back to the ER if there is an open position, or apply for another position in the hospital, and if I am not ready to return, they can set me up for long term disability. 
I have been trying to avoid being a patient, so much is going on with school/clinical time, but it was inevitable.  I ended up in the local ER/admitted for 2 days for pain/fluids/nausea control.  I really didn't feel any better when I went home, I just needed to be home, more soothing environment for sure, and at least I had a couple of days with lessened pain.
I'm going to continue to take the antibiotic regimen that my surgeon/primary put me on, but according to the surgeon, if it was going to cure me, it would have worked by now, but I am going to give it until the end of the week before I waive the white flag.  They are two pretty caustic antibiotics and in high doses that would wreak havoc on the most cast iron variety of GI systems, so you can imagine what it is doing to mine. I think by the end of the week I will be asking the doc to write me the "Golden Ticket" to the Mayo Clinic.  I have to do something.  Thanks for listening, and for all of your support!