Dollface-1981
Feb 11/12 - ultrasounds, X-rays, IVs .. Oh My!!!
Feb 11, 2012
So Wednesday night around 7 pm I started to have really bad sharp pains in my abdomen... At first I thought it was from my dinner because I had just finished some salad and I thought it wasn't sitting right. When the pain was still there at 8 I started to get worried. I couldn't breathe or talk without it hurting. I laid on the couch and tried not to make a big deal out of it because I didn't want the kids to worry.When the pain was worse by 9pm I knew I had to go back to the hospital. I didn't want to risk it this time. I snuck out while the kids were in bed ( thankfully Mike was home) It was a very busy night in the ER. I signed in and got "fast tracked" to the Yellow Zone along with about 50 other people! My heart sank when I saw everyone. I was in more pain than I thought was possible... Even after Gastic and having my Gallbladder out.
After about an hour I was brought in to see the nurse, who did my blood work etc, and put an IV in my arm which was hooked up to nothing lol I asked her how long she thought it would be before seeing the doctor and she said "you saw everyone out there right? I don't wanna lie to you" So I was sent back out to the waiting room where I had to sit beside this woman who was talking non stop and eating a sub which was making me so nauseous! I was writhing in pain and on the verge of tears and finally at midnight they brought me into a room to wait for the doctor.
It was still another hour though before he came in to see me. When he did he told me they would get me some pain meds and send me for some X-rays. The nurse (who by the way was absolutely amazing the whole night.. I really wish I could remember her name!!) hooked up my IV and gave me some gravol and morphine. She had to flush my IV first because I had gone so long with nothing in it.. It hurt real bad. It took about another hour before the meds started to kick in a bit to take the edge off. They wanted to get me comfortable before sending me for X-rays. I just wanted to get it over with.
I had the worst time trying to get undressed while hooked up to the IV. It was very hard to maneuver! They took about 5 X-rays and sent me back to the room. I was in so much pain and I honestly couldn't understand why. The nurse gave me so much morphine but for some reason it wasn't working and at about 3am they switched it to something much stronger and that did the trick!
They ended up keeping me for the night because they wanted me to go for a ultrasound first thing in the morning. So I spent the night in a chair hopped up on pain meds sleeping for about 10 minutes at a time. Not a good night. Thankfully my mother-in-law was able to come over in the morning to make sure the kids got to school ok since Mike had to go to work.
They finally sent me for the ultrasound around 9:30am... So by this time it had been more than 14 hours since I had anything to eat or drink. Two different ladies poked and proded my belly from all angles. I was so out of it I couldn't even walk on my own and they had me in a wheelchair. They sent me back to the room to wait for the doctor again. At 11:30 he came in to tell me what I already knew. I have an infection in my navel.. In the incision from my gallbladder surgery. He said that is what brought on the pain and that is what is causing the hard lump and the "leakage". He prescribed me some antibiotics and some more T3s (I now have a lifetime supply) and finally discharged me.
I was lucky that my boss was right up the road and very kindly offered to give me a ride home. I spent the whole day sleeping and I finally feel better. I do have to say that the antibiotics are big and gross and smell like cat pee and I have to take 4 a day. I'm pretty sick and tired of being sick and tired. And I'm so scared to eat. I'm nervous that everything is going to make me sick and cause me pain. I go to see my doctor next week for my follow up. I hope he has some answers for me.
