Ended up in Urgent Care...

stacekins · 03-03-2008

So I woke up today with a 'Stomach Flu' kinda thing and ended up vomiting so much that bile was coming up. The vomiting cause me to not be able to take my meds AND caused my back to hurt ridiculously bad. I put a call in the my PCP and was told to go to urgent care to be checked for dehydration and what not.

I got there and they hooked me up to an IV (I just love getting fluids, not the needle part, but the rest is fabulous) and gave me some pain meds, nausea medication and a anti convulsant to relax my muscles. They also did a rectal exam (with all my GI probs, that was a First for me) and took an x-ray of my abdomen and did a standard panel of labs.

My blood levels were mostly ok, but my white cell count was a little elevated. The x-ray showed that I had what looked like some air pockets in my intestines and that was prolly causing the nausea, vomiting, diarreha, and abdominal pain. Other than that it was normal and there really wasn't much they could do for me.

They ended up giving me a second shot of pain meds to get the pain under control and a prescription for an anti nausea medication. I was really worried that my vomiting and the increase in back pain had caused something to happen to my bulging disk and what not, but because I wasn't having neurological symptoms, then they thought that I was prolly ok.

I'm back on a pretty much liquids diet for the moment but feeling a touch better. I'm hoping that I feel even better tomorrow. I was actually able to keep a little bit of food down tonight and some fluids, so that is pretty promising.

03-04-2008

aw that sounds so exhausting. I'm glad it wasn't anything serious with your disks, my mom has problems with hers and my teeth grind just thinking about what she goes through. I hope that you can relax and get all your rest until you're better

ReineDeLaSeine14 · 03-07-2008

YUCK I wound up in the ER the other day too...I have to tell you...I love getting fluids!!!! Makes my Dysaut. much better

Get well soon!

xxBrittany · 03-10-2008

Aw, you poor thing!
I hope you are feeling much better. I had the stomach flu really bad not to long ago too and it was horrible I was actually thinking I was going to die.
Still here, needless to say.
Anyways, hope all is well and doing much better for you!

stacekins · 03-11-2008

I"m feeling quite a bit better now, I'm just exhausted from running around like a chicken with my head cut off getting stuff done for my sister's bridal shower while I was sick. So now I"m just trying to play catch up and get the rest that I need...although I'm having a heck of a time getting any sleep...I just hate insomnia.

xxBrittany · 03-27-2008

You and me both.
Insomnia sucks.

Well, I hope all went well while you were in town and you'll have to give me a call or something or PM me and let me know how things went for you.