DammitJanet
Well-Known Member
Nothing is ever easy for me. I cant just get clear cut answers and have simple issues.
It doesnt appear that I have gallstones. The ultrasound could only tell if my gallbladder had stones. Evidently it also looked at my kidneys and liver too. Those seem okay. Xray of chest was fine.
Now this doesnt tell us if my gallbladder is functioning and emptying properly or if it is inflamed or has an infection but my WBC came back okay. My enzymes were okay. Pancreatic, liver, etc. My blood sugar was a bit high but they think it was because I havent eaten anything in days. They didnt give me the numbers.
Thursday night I was so incredibly hungry I tried to nibble on some saltine crackers. They are always my first go to food when I am getting well from any type of tummy troubles. Well at about 6 am I woke up feeling like a had a brick of cement sitting right there at the top of my stomach. I was in agony. I tried getting some drink to try to wet it and move it along. Didnt much help so I was just writhing in pain until it was time to go to the doctor.
He says maybe it is gastritis or maybe H. Pylori. Took more blood. Sending me to a GI doctor next. Im in tears at this point begging him for something to help my stomach get through the next few days until I can get into someone else. He is like...well you are on pain medications. I dont want pain medications, I want something to either numb my stomach (which I know they make) or to try a strong laxative to see if that is the issue. There is something wrong here. If nothing is coming out either end and it is sitting at the top of my stomach, we need to do something pretty fast. I lost 3 more pounds just from Tuesday until Friday morning.
The doctor gave me reglan and told me to start taking my lactalose again. Ok. I put the lactalose in juice and drank that and took the reglan with meals. doctor was clear with me he wanted me to try to eat small light meals to see how that went. So Tony made me a sunny side up egg with a piece of toast last night. I could have been lobster! Tasted wonderful. Well, I came in my room about 2 hours later to take my night medications and my stomach started up. I figured...well, the laxatives may be kicking in and I may be having cramps from that so if I need to sit on the potty...so be it. Nope, this time I am puking. I add a new symptom. And far be it from me to awake his royal highness to get out of his slumber to come help me! I even left my room and went to the bathroom down by his room and opened his door, yelled into it, help me! and he just mumbled something and rolled over. I went back into his room after I was done and all he tried to do was make me lay down in bed with him...ummm..no pillows and I was hurting. I needed something to drink and I needed my back rubbed. He wasnt waking up to do it so I had to come into my room and figure it out for myself. Once he goes to sleep, he doesnt wake up for nothing. I think the house would catch on fire and we couldnt wake him up.
I am going to go get some more drink and try putting a little bit more on my tummy so I can take my morning medications. Wish me luck.
It doesnt appear that I have gallstones. The ultrasound could only tell if my gallbladder had stones. Evidently it also looked at my kidneys and liver too. Those seem okay. Xray of chest was fine.
Now this doesnt tell us if my gallbladder is functioning and emptying properly or if it is inflamed or has an infection but my WBC came back okay. My enzymes were okay. Pancreatic, liver, etc. My blood sugar was a bit high but they think it was because I havent eaten anything in days. They didnt give me the numbers.
Thursday night I was so incredibly hungry I tried to nibble on some saltine crackers. They are always my first go to food when I am getting well from any type of tummy troubles. Well at about 6 am I woke up feeling like a had a brick of cement sitting right there at the top of my stomach. I was in agony. I tried getting some drink to try to wet it and move it along. Didnt much help so I was just writhing in pain until it was time to go to the doctor.
He says maybe it is gastritis or maybe H. Pylori. Took more blood. Sending me to a GI doctor next. Im in tears at this point begging him for something to help my stomach get through the next few days until I can get into someone else. He is like...well you are on pain medications. I dont want pain medications, I want something to either numb my stomach (which I know they make) or to try a strong laxative to see if that is the issue. There is something wrong here. If nothing is coming out either end and it is sitting at the top of my stomach, we need to do something pretty fast. I lost 3 more pounds just from Tuesday until Friday morning.
The doctor gave me reglan and told me to start taking my lactalose again. Ok. I put the lactalose in juice and drank that and took the reglan with meals. doctor was clear with me he wanted me to try to eat small light meals to see how that went. So Tony made me a sunny side up egg with a piece of toast last night. I could have been lobster! Tasted wonderful. Well, I came in my room about 2 hours later to take my night medications and my stomach started up. I figured...well, the laxatives may be kicking in and I may be having cramps from that so if I need to sit on the potty...so be it. Nope, this time I am puking. I add a new symptom. And far be it from me to awake his royal highness to get out of his slumber to come help me! I even left my room and went to the bathroom down by his room and opened his door, yelled into it, help me! and he just mumbled something and rolled over. I went back into his room after I was done and all he tried to do was make me lay down in bed with him...ummm..no pillows and I was hurting. I needed something to drink and I needed my back rubbed. He wasnt waking up to do it so I had to come into my room and figure it out for myself. Once he goes to sleep, he doesnt wake up for nothing. I think the house would catch on fire and we couldnt wake him up.
I am going to go get some more drink and try putting a little bit more on my tummy so I can take my morning medications. Wish me luck.