** Weak stomach warning **
Yesterday I had a weird shooting pain on the left side of my stomach. I was afraid that I had appendicitis, then I read while searching Google that appendicitis pain would have been on the right side. I took some tums, and the pain went away. I thought it was just bad gas.
This morning I woke up in excruciating pain in the same area. Krys took me to the emergency room, this time taking Tums did not help. Alan stayed with our parents. Almost immediately after arriving to the emergency room, I was hooked up to an IV and given pain meds. By this point I started to have dry heaves and blood in my urine. The pain was so bad that I actually was in tears. I had a cat scan, which didn't show any abnormalities. The doctor told me that I have all of the symptoms of a kidney stone, and that even though the cat scan didn't show it, it still may be possible so I was taken by ambulance to a bigger hospital. (At this point I was thinking that I had a Discovery Channel case where no one knew what was wrong, that scared me even more).
At the main hospital the pain was much worse, and I had to be put on even stronger pain meds. I had another cat scan, but this time they made me drink three cups of this really nasty junk that they tried to sweeten with crystal light. I guess this was to add contrast to the cat scan.
During the second cat scan, I was so doped up on pain meds I could barely even stay awake. Within a minute of laying still I was asleep to the point that the speaker on the cat scan nearly made me jump out of my skin when they talked to me through it.
After I was pulled through the other end of the cat scan, I noticed that my IV got snagged on some of the equipment, and I yelled for them to check it before pulling me through the other way. They insisted it was just wrapped around my pillow and pulled me through anyway. The IV burst open and I had saline all over me, and blood all over my gown and sheets. The pain was even worse by this point, overtaking the pain meds completely.
After they cleaned me up and sent me back to my room, I asked them for more pain medication and fell asleep again. When I woke up, I felt completely better and I tried to thank them for the extra pain meds, but they told me that I never asked for more. (I was so out of it I thought I asked for more pain meds, but I didn't).
The doctor came in and told me that I have a small kidney stone which should pass. Right after that, I had to run to the bathroom, and I passed it.
Now, I feel completely better, but this was very scary. I am very thankful for all of the people that helped me out and was there for me, especially my wife and parents.
Today sucked.
Yesterday I had a weird shooting pain on the left side of my stomach. I was afraid that I had appendicitis, then I read while searching Google that appendicitis pain would have been on the right side. I took some tums, and the pain went away. I thought it was just bad gas.
This morning I woke up in excruciating pain in the same area. Krys took me to the emergency room, this time taking Tums did not help. Alan stayed with our parents. Almost immediately after arriving to the emergency room, I was hooked up to an IV and given pain meds. By this point I started to have dry heaves and blood in my urine. The pain was so bad that I actually was in tears. I had a cat scan, which didn't show any abnormalities. The doctor told me that I have all of the symptoms of a kidney stone, and that even though the cat scan didn't show it, it still may be possible so I was taken by ambulance to a bigger hospital. (At this point I was thinking that I had a Discovery Channel case where no one knew what was wrong, that scared me even more).
At the main hospital the pain was much worse, and I had to be put on even stronger pain meds. I had another cat scan, but this time they made me drink three cups of this really nasty junk that they tried to sweeten with crystal light. I guess this was to add contrast to the cat scan.
During the second cat scan, I was so doped up on pain meds I could barely even stay awake. Within a minute of laying still I was asleep to the point that the speaker on the cat scan nearly made me jump out of my skin when they talked to me through it.
After I was pulled through the other end of the cat scan, I noticed that my IV got snagged on some of the equipment, and I yelled for them to check it before pulling me through the other way. They insisted it was just wrapped around my pillow and pulled me through anyway. The IV burst open and I had saline all over me, and blood all over my gown and sheets. The pain was even worse by this point, overtaking the pain meds completely.
After they cleaned me up and sent me back to my room, I asked them for more pain medication and fell asleep again. When I woke up, I felt completely better and I tried to thank them for the extra pain meds, but they told me that I never asked for more. (I was so out of it I thought I asked for more pain meds, but I didn't).
The doctor came in and told me that I have a small kidney stone which should pass. Right after that, I had to run to the bathroom, and I passed it.
Now, I feel completely better, but this was very scary. I am very thankful for all of the people that helped me out and was there for me, especially my wife and parents.
Today sucked.
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