Two Emergency Room Visits in 2 Days
This is an update, Episode 2. If you missed Episode 1, check that out first.
Within 10 minutes of posting Episode 1 this morning, my abdomen started to feel like the way it did yesterday.
One difference, this time, was how quickly it accelerated into excruciating pain. In less than 15 minutes, I was doubled over with intense pain, trembling and sweating profusely.
The 2nd ER in 2 days
The pain was pretty bad, I knew we needed to get to a hospital. Sandy and Sean left to take a load of luggage down to the car. While they were gone, the pain got to a point, I thought I might pass out. Dripping with sweat, I fished out my cell phone and was just about ready to dial 911 when I heard Sandy coming through the door. I immediately told her to call 911 and get an ambulance. I was hoping they could knock the pain down with some medication.
The transport to the ER was all to familiar. All the same questions while trying to get an IV into me. The problem (always) with that is, I’m a “hard stick”, VERY difficult to get a needle / IV into a vein on me. Always has been. Some paramedics / nurses are surprised at how hard it is to get a “good stick” with me. From my end, it’s VERY VERY annoying. It’s poke, poke, poke with a needle, often coming up short.
This time they had to deliver the fentanyl (pain killer) via a nasal spray (not fun). A nasal delivery takes longer for the drug to take effect (and kill the pain) than an IV, so I just had to grit my teeth and sweat until it took effect.
Once in the ER, the typical assessments, blood work, etc. and after about 45 minutes the pain finally subsided.
This time, I was given a CT scan which revealed a lot. Here’s what they found: Nothing. It’s amazing how much a CT scan shows. From it, I learned they could see that there were no problems with my pancreas, no gallbladder problem, no kidney stones, no twists in the intestines, no diverticulitis, no obstruction, no perforation, no internal hernia, no blood flow issue, no appendicitis, no cancer masses, no nothing.
The Dr. still doesn’t know what it could be. Maybe stomach acid, maybe an ulcer. It may take an endoscopy to take a look at what’s going on down there. They discharged me with some prescription meds for pain and acid blocking to see if that makes a difference.
I’m not sure what it is, but I’m hoping I don’t have to go through another episode. Those have been some of the most painful events I’ve experienced.
Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts.
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers Sonny. I hope the docs can figure out what the problem is and fix it fast.
Best wishes,
Barbara (one-half of TeamTBO)
Have a PET scan done.
Wow, the last 2 days have not been fun, could be an ulcer did they check your hemoglobin level, I am sure they did. I am doing scopes on Wednesday and Friday, just fly east and we can take a look.
Seriously its a quick and simple test get one scheduled
What I can say I wishing you all the best.
What a bummer when you have traveled somewhere for a special event! 🙁 The same thing happened to me earlier this year in Cambodia. I spent two days and nights in the hospital without them finding much. But the nurses were delightful and the abdominal pain never came back. I will pray for you to have the same result.
Here’s many thoughts and prayers headed your way from CoronaKid and family. I hope they figure out what it is and that it is not serious.
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sonny and Sandy I hope you are safely home by now. As we were leaving we the firetruck pull in we now know why.
Get well quickly and I hope you are able to identify what is going on
Well, I’m happy to see you are feeling better!! I went through all the same symptoms you are going through as well. I don’t know why our medical/insurance system makes us go through so many unessasarry test for gallbladder problems when a hydra-scan (spelling??) is the only/last test that will show what is really going on. More than likely your doctor will want to do a MRI before doing the hydrascan.
PLEASE ask you Doctor to do this if you have another attack to save you a lot of PAIN and money.
I truly hope it’s nothing more serious than your gallbladder, and they catch it before it can do any major damage.
Good luck!!