Woopsy... A Day in the E.R.

Hey Folks,  So the nausea and yucky upchuckies returned... so I called the Surgeon's office and off to the ER I went.  10 hrs later here I am at home, Ive been able to keep down 40 oz of water,  and 60 grams of protein.. phew! Good News - I had to get a CT Scan - No blockages anywhere.... (good!) Blood Panel (CBC, Beta etc etc) - All levels/systems go... I got an anti nausea med.. and sublingual prevacid.. Work like a dream! I was also given a bag of IV Fluid... and I think Im back on the mend. The ER Docs chalked it up to that icky virus that is going around ... and Dr E did stop by and put me back to basics, 2 day clear etc etc.... so far so good (knock on wood) if the symptoms return, he will do an EGD/Scope and it could be ulcers or a stricture, so ... fingers crossed.... we're out of the woods. Although Im not overly optomisitc as I had some nausea this a.m. but I am hoping that is because I hadn't eaten or contained any liquid for over 24 hours...  I have to say it's funny... the attending Dr knew I had RNY and the Doc ok'd gatorade.. I was like really?  Then I looked at the sugar content 21 grams, for me that is a no no, so I said Ma'am, he ok'd the gatorade? she said yes why, and when I told her it had 21 grams of sugar she looked at me like I was nuts.. I said too much sugar makes me...umm.. sick... so I asked her for some ice and a half glass of water. and she said you'll drink it like that... I said oh sure! (Good ol trick I used to do to back in my running days)... so she kind of shook her head and said ok, you know best...  No problems... it stayed down and that was dinner last night.... Home to bed.... Phew, what an ordeal, it certainly humbled me to this powerful new system I have... AND the ER got so busy they had to put me in one of thier make shift rooms (out in the hall basically) so I got to see all the people, psych cases, car wrecks, seriously seriously ill folks, etc etc....  God bless our nurses and docs... and thank goodness I'm ok after all.... As Oprah says (Im an O Nut) .. This was my knock to the head or being hit with a brick...sip sip sippy for me and no waiting for self diagnoses....

Amanda .. !!! I wish you had called me , I would have came sat with you .  When did it start ? Alan was sick to his stomach as well . I wonder if you both caught a virus ?  I hope that you are feeling better soon . Glad to see everything came out ok .  Call me if you need me .  Do you need any thing .. oatmeal .. soup ??  Lemme know .  Tink

DH took off and came with me, but I SO did think of calling you.. I have to get over this thing I have about asking for help and not being a nusance to my friends and loved ones. I bet Alan did catch a bug, make sure he stays hydrated, its a horrible one and they are calling it the 3 ****nock out) as it started as a cold/flu like and then turned into a upper GI thing... so keep him hydrated and take care of you too!!! I hope I didn't get you two sicker... I like the new city on your signature :) Can not wait!!! Monday I couldn't keep anything down, Sunday was a good day, after we met on Sat, I slept all day... and couldn't keep anything down. Friday was the same.. so it was like over the last 4/5 days I had 1 good day.... I thought I was over it on Sat, but it reared its head again.....  Thank goodness Im keeping liquids down! I ordered some UNJURY chicken soup and I have some kickARSE (tee hee) nausea meds... so things are ok... just have to go back to work and get my energy back up...

hello Girl! Gosh i didnt realize you have been so ill! Im sorry and certainly will be praying that you will be on the rd to recovery soon! God bless & try to get some rest if possible!  keep us posted !  BONNY

So sorry to hear you been a sicky!  I had that flu a few weeks ago...kept my butt in bed for nearly 2 weeks, but I ALWAYS take twice as long cuz of my heart stuff.  Staying hydrated really is the trick, as you found out, but I also know that's easier said than done when you're chucking up even water!  Yuck! I LOVE your high spirits, in spite of feeling so crappy.  So just know that we all love ya & wish you nothing but the best.

My wife had the virus that's going around and she missed a week of work. Luckily she has a normal digestive tract, so we didn't have to do anything special. I can't imagine how un-fun it would be the way we are plumbed now. Glad to see you are home again. Rest and get well!

Yuppers, I picked it up too. I got meds from my surgeon and just kept up with the fluids. Dont forget about sugar free popsicles. Maybe you and I can learn together on how to lean on our friends. I never want to be a burden but I would jump to help someone else. sigh Feel better sweetie!

Keep pushing those fluids & protein girl.  Glad you are okay though & hope you are feeling a lot better soon.