Today has been a lousy day
Aug. 3rd, 2022 04:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrI was awakened at 6am by a pain in my tight side towards the back. and I mean *pain*.
I wound up on the toilet thinking I needed to shit. Did a bit but there wasn't much. I also had my first bout of nausea,
A while later the pain was still really bad, and I was back at the toilet again. This time I *did* throw up.
After a few more technicolor yawns, the pain was still *really* bad.
So around 8 I called 911. Basically the pain was getting to me and I was afraid it might be a sign of my hernia getting strangulated. Another thought was it might be a kidney stone.
They sent paramedics, and I managed to dig out my should bag and throw stull in it like my keys, my phone, my kindle, and an external battery.
I managed to meet the EMTs at the door. And during transport they eliminated heart attack as a possibility. They also started an IV (given the choice between a pill and IV anti-nausea meds, I went with IV because I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep a pill down, and I was pretty sure they'd want an IV at the ER anyway)
They also gave me some pain meds (Fentanyl). The pain meds didn't kick in for 20-30 minutes. And wore off maybe 30 minutes later.
They took a urine sample, and a blood sample. And I waited for a CAT scan. While I was waiting the initial pain meds wore off so when the guy for the CAT scan showed up, I requested more pain meds. Which I eventually got. And after a wait, I got the CAT scan.
Fortunately, I didn't have any trouble with the contrast agent injection. I did have some trouble holding my ams over my head the way they needed to be. Especially the one with the IV.
Finally they were done and told me it'd be about an hour for the results. So I gort wheeled back to my spot in the hall.
While waiting the meds started wearing off. It wasn't bad when I was informed that I had a 6mm kidney stone.
It was back to unbearable and I had to ask several times for more pain meds (they kept telling me they had to check with the provider.
I *finally* got them. I textedfayanora at 12:41 and asked her to come over to escort me home when I got released.
She got there around an hour later.
I finally got discharged sometime after 2. Fay was nice and ordered an Uber to take us to my pharmacy to get the drugs I was prescribed. We had to wait a while because of some problem with getting them thru.
We got some stuff (Orange Juice, Cantaloupe and Bananas because I was apparently really low on potassium. Still had to wait for my prescriptions.
Finally got them and Fay went to my apartment with me. I got stuff put away and took meds. Fay went home after that.
I'm okay for now, put I've got the oxycodon handy for when he pain comes back. Bleah
Wish me luck
I wound up on the toilet thinking I needed to shit. Did a bit but there wasn't much. I also had my first bout of nausea,
A while later the pain was still really bad, and I was back at the toilet again. This time I *did* throw up.
After a few more technicolor yawns, the pain was still *really* bad.
So around 8 I called 911. Basically the pain was getting to me and I was afraid it might be a sign of my hernia getting strangulated. Another thought was it might be a kidney stone.
They sent paramedics, and I managed to dig out my should bag and throw stull in it like my keys, my phone, my kindle, and an external battery.
I managed to meet the EMTs at the door. And during transport they eliminated heart attack as a possibility. They also started an IV (given the choice between a pill and IV anti-nausea meds, I went with IV because I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep a pill down, and I was pretty sure they'd want an IV at the ER anyway)
They also gave me some pain meds (Fentanyl). The pain meds didn't kick in for 20-30 minutes. And wore off maybe 30 minutes later.
They took a urine sample, and a blood sample. And I waited for a CAT scan. While I was waiting the initial pain meds wore off so when the guy for the CAT scan showed up, I requested more pain meds. Which I eventually got. And after a wait, I got the CAT scan.
Fortunately, I didn't have any trouble with the contrast agent injection. I did have some trouble holding my ams over my head the way they needed to be. Especially the one with the IV.
Finally they were done and told me it'd be about an hour for the results. So I gort wheeled back to my spot in the hall.
While waiting the meds started wearing off. It wasn't bad when I was informed that I had a 6mm kidney stone.
It was back to unbearable and I had to ask several times for more pain meds (they kept telling me they had to check with the provider.
I *finally* got them. I texted
fayanora at 12:41 and asked her to come over to escort me home when I got released.She got there around an hour later.
I finally got discharged sometime after 2. Fay was nice and ordered an Uber to take us to my pharmacy to get the drugs I was prescribed. We had to wait a while because of some problem with getting them thru.
We got some stuff (Orange Juice, Cantaloupe and Bananas because I was apparently really low on potassium. Still had to wait for my prescriptions.
Finally got them and Fay went to my apartment with me. I got stuff put away and took meds. Fay went home after that.
I'm okay for now, put I've got the oxycodon handy for when he pain comes back. Bleah
Wish me luck
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Date: 2022-08-04 05:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-08-05 02:53 pm (UTC)I hope there's an update...
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Date: 2022-08-05 06:48 pm (UTC)Stone hasn't passed yet (that ought to be loads of fun when it happens)