I'm off to the ER.

I called Dr. Moein's office back due to my stomach/abdominal pain.  It has gotten worse and hurts when I move.  If I sit still I'm fine.  Rolling over in bed, coughing, walking up the steps = pain.

Dr. Moein said I should go to the ER at GBMC.  Fun!  Just what I want to do.  So my father in law is picking me up at 12:30 to take me over there.  Goodness knows when I'll make it out. 

Please think good thoughts for me that I do NOT need more surgery.  I cannot mentally handle another surgery.

Oh, jeez, Leigh!!!  Please keep us posted when you're up to it!!!

Crossing my fingers that there is NO more surgery in your future!!!

Hugs,

Tia

Sending good thoughts and prayers that no more surgery is needed!!!!!

Prayers going up :  Please take care of yourself. 

You have my prayers and hopes that they can resolve this without surgery for you.

Debbie

Leigh, I am sorry you have had such a hard time.  I hope that this complication is easily resolved without surgery.  Good luck and keep us posted.  Take Care,

Well, you've already gone by now but I'm thinking good thoughts that it turns out to be nothing serious.

Heather L.

You  may already be at home but more prayers your way!

Thanks everyone!  I got to the ER at 1:15pm and was finally taken back around 4:30.  I eventually got the CT scan around 7 or so.  It showed mild inflamation in my upper abdomen, but no perf or hernia. They don't know what the problem is.  So I finally got to leave around 9:30 or so.  With no resolution. 

But Dr. Moein wants me to take the damn Carafate again.  Ugh.  It is so nasty. It coats the stomach, but I don't think this is a stomach problem. 

So I am supposed to call Dr. Moein on Monday and he wants to do another endoscopy.  I had one a few months ago, and had a reaction to the succinylcholine, which is the med that they give to paralyze the airway so they can get the scope down.   Well, in a few rare cases, people react badly to it and have severe muscle pain.  I'm one of the lucky few.  I could literally not get out of bed the next day because every single muscle in my body hurt like I was beaten within an inch of my life.  But I hear they have other meds that don't produce the same results.  So I'll make sure to speak with the doc about that when I have it done.

I finished a book and did a lot of knitting, in addition to watching 1 episode of the Gilmore Girls, 1 King of Queens, 2 Cash Cabs and 1 What Not to Wear.

There was a girl in the waiting room sitting next to me who kept vomiting into a little vomit tub.  It was loud, gaggy vomiting.  I was trying not to vomit myself just sitting there.  Then she'd cry and ask God to make it stop.  I was asking God for that same thing.  I felt bad for her, but at the same time I just wanted her the hell away from me.  There was also a mom in a wheelchair with a 3ish year old pushing it around.  The mom kept asking her "Is this sexy?" for some reason that I could not figure out.

So until Monday I just wait and try not to move too much.  Oh, another weird thing... my blood pressure was 92/47.  They took it several times and it was either exactly the same or right around there, so it wasn't a fluke.  That is super low for me.

Now I'm off to find something to try to eat.  I haven't eaten all day and it is now 11pm.  I'm actually hungry for once!

Hope your feeling better. Get some rest and keep us posted.