Home again......

Hi friends,          O.K., so Saturday morning I started having some right sided flank pain and thought it was gas. I kinda laid around all day because it hurt and wound up going to work ay 10pm. While I was there the pain got a little worse so I walked over to the ER, I told the triage nurse what I was feeling and she said let me dip your urine, maybe you have a UTI. She dipped my urine which came back that I had large ketones. I asked what that meant and she said it means I should be seen. So anyway what it all meant is that I had appendicitis! I had my appendix removed on Sunday and came home yesterday. I'm a little sore but the pain pills seem to work. I hope this hospital stay didn't interfere with my weight loss. My body was so swollen while I was there. Thanks for listening...                                              Hugs, Judy

WOW Judy you poor thing.Im glad your are ok.JUst remember they say each IV bag is like 2 lbs so that'll be gone in a couple of days.Take care

Hi Judy, Sorry to hear that you had to go through what you went through.  I am happy to hear your home and are okay.  Take it easy and get well soon. Melissa

Hi, Glad you are ok now.... I had severe abdominal pain this past week and was afraid of appendicitis also. Not sure you realize this, but when you burn fat, your urine will excrete ketones. Large ketones is not necessarily a problem......but the more you are hydrated you are,  the ketone result will often be less. I had to explain to nurses more than once I had gastric bypass and am burning fat- hence spilling ketones is normal for me. Bernadette

Judy: So sorry to hear you had to have surgery. I called and left a message at the house as I will be right in the area tonight so if you need anything at all please call. Feel better soon and (Hugs) comming your way. Linda

glad to hear everything is getting better  right place at the right time :)  roberta

Judy, Just re iterating what everyone has said - I'm sorry you went through this and I'm hoping you are feeling better. Also wanted to say what has already been said, with a little added extra - ketones have absolutely positively NOTHING to do with appendicitis.  Ketones means simply you are burning fat.  Anyone on the Atkins diets, low carbs diet, burn and "spill" ketones into their urine, that's because there's no carbs for your body to burn for fuel, so it turns to fat. They were probably concerned with ketones because it's still "an unusual" finding and can be a big indicator of a diabetic crisis.  When diabetics have high sugar levels for awhile, they spill ketones.  So when people see ketones, and are un educated about your health, or just under educated as a healthcare professional in general, they are concerned about your sugar level and other things like kidney function. Feel better soon! Pam

Thank you everyone for your kind words and well wishes. I am feeling better each day. I'd like to get back to a nice brisk walk but right now I just don't feel up to it.....so I'm not gonna push myself-I'll just wait til I'm ready. I'll keep ya'll updated. Thanks again>                                                 Hugs, Judy