Ouch!

Jun 21, 2009

Had a bit of a scare yesterday.  I thought I had a twist in my bowel.  I was really scared.  I didn't know what to do.  Go to the hospital?  Call 911...as I said, I was really scared.  When the pain first started I thought I just had gas.  Within the next 30 mins the pain got so intense, it hurt to sit, lay down...it even hurt to breathe.  At this point, I was having flash backs to when I had issues with my galbladder 15 yrs ago.  But obviously it couldn't be galstones since I no longer have my glabladder.  Then I though of my bowel.  And I remember hearing the longer you wait to ge it fixed, the more it could turn out to be fatal.  DH was not home - I was here with my son by myself.  All I could keep thinking of was my son having to deal with his mother passed out or even worse, dead.  Not the way I want him to remember me, ya know?  I also kept thinking - CRAP if I need emergency surgery for this, right now I am going to have to recover from this only to have to go thru another recovery in the spring when I get my hernia fixed?!?  No way do I want that!  Can't they just fix the hernia while they are in there fixing the twist?!?  Ugh!

So I finally ended up calling Dr Marymor (I just found out this week he started his own bariatric practice - yea!) because I didn't know what to do.  He told me from all of the symptoms I had that he really didn't feel it was a twisted bowel.  He told me it was more likely gas pains which aggrevated my hernia.  Or vice versa - can't remember exactly because my mind was racing.  Anyhow, I had to end up binding myself.  And it worked wonders.  Within 15 mins, I could notice a change.  I was so releaved.  He also told me not to eat anything for the next couple of hours,  just to drink liquids.  Warm liquids would help with the discomfort.  And it did.

Phew!  So glad!!

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