Warning: May contain detailed information about my bowels and intestines... read at your own risk!
So, I was at the ER again today. At 9pm last night while painting at the new house, I had a terrible bout of "the runs" and spent way too much time in a dirty bathroom. After I got home at about 10:30pm I just curled up in pain for a LONG time before falling asleep. I woke up at 2am with more pain, and more yuckiness... only this time I noticed that it was all blood. After googling the phrase "diarrhea severe stomach pain blood" I found that I should head to the Dr's ASAP.
It was definitely my best stay ever - Dr's were attentive, very nice and extremely observant ;) Only 3 hours! Haha. They gave me pain meds, anti-nausea meds, urine sample and CT scan. I honestly thought I might die last night driving to the hopital. I was praying and thinking about it and surprisingly, I wasn't worried about it. My pain was worse than my labor pains with Asher... I really started thinking maybe this is preparation for being tortured to death. I realized that if I died, I would finally be able to see Jesus and experience Heaven - not too bad!! I was mainly very sad thinking that my boys might grow up without their mother. That made me think of a bunch of other things I'll deal with later.
After the CT scan, I felt pretty yucky from the die they use to look at all your veins. So, the results are in! I have a case of Colitis tho it is unknown what it is caused by in my case. Next week I'll be taking some more tests to see if it's Crohn's disease, Celiac disease or some other type of Inflammatory thing. On the scan, by bowels looked fine so if it is Chrone's disease then it's early and I have a good chance of avoiding major surgeries. They also found that my IUD is slightly displaced. I like the idea of such a secure option for birth control, but there are also other things that make me unsure whether I really want to have it in. The Dr's also found a small ovarian cyst so I'll be following up with Dr Barker and getting those 2 issues taken care of.
Also, I don't have insurance so I'll be taking care of that on Monday. Since I haven't been formally diagnosed yet, I should be able to be approved. If I'm not approved, I do have another option that I qualify for with any pre-existing condition. Surprisingly, I don't feel too worried about all this. It gives me a new perspective on enjoying life, building relationships with my family and trusting God for every breath.
So now I'm home, just resting. Watching movies, taking naps, knitting on Rayma's baby girl's blanket... yes, she's having a girl!! Little Zoe... so sweet. I am feeling really weak and tired but a lot of the drowsiness is from the meds. I've also gotten VERY LITTLE sleep the past 2 nights so that doesn't help. I'm excited to see what the future holds tho. I'm going to quit drinking coffee b/c that, and stress, are major triggers. Umm, I'm not really sure what to say about it now... just pray for me, pray that I get insurance and beg God in general for my health and energy for the sake of my family.
So, I was at the ER again today. At 9pm last night while painting at the new house, I had a terrible bout of "the runs" and spent way too much time in a dirty bathroom. After I got home at about 10:30pm I just curled up in pain for a LONG time before falling asleep. I woke up at 2am with more pain, and more yuckiness... only this time I noticed that it was all blood. After googling the phrase "diarrhea severe stomach pain blood" I found that I should head to the Dr's ASAP.
It was definitely my best stay ever - Dr's were attentive, very nice and extremely observant ;) Only 3 hours! Haha. They gave me pain meds, anti-nausea meds, urine sample and CT scan. I honestly thought I might die last night driving to the hopital. I was praying and thinking about it and surprisingly, I wasn't worried about it. My pain was worse than my labor pains with Asher... I really started thinking maybe this is preparation for being tortured to death. I realized that if I died, I would finally be able to see Jesus and experience Heaven - not too bad!! I was mainly very sad thinking that my boys might grow up without their mother. That made me think of a bunch of other things I'll deal with later.
After the CT scan, I felt pretty yucky from the die they use to look at all your veins. So, the results are in! I have a case of Colitis tho it is unknown what it is caused by in my case. Next week I'll be taking some more tests to see if it's Crohn's disease, Celiac disease or some other type of Inflammatory thing. On the scan, by bowels looked fine so if it is Chrone's disease then it's early and I have a good chance of avoiding major surgeries. They also found that my IUD is slightly displaced. I like the idea of such a secure option for birth control, but there are also other things that make me unsure whether I really want to have it in. The Dr's also found a small ovarian cyst so I'll be following up with Dr Barker and getting those 2 issues taken care of.
Also, I don't have insurance so I'll be taking care of that on Monday. Since I haven't been formally diagnosed yet, I should be able to be approved. If I'm not approved, I do have another option that I qualify for with any pre-existing condition. Surprisingly, I don't feel too worried about all this. It gives me a new perspective on enjoying life, building relationships with my family and trusting God for every breath.
So now I'm home, just resting. Watching movies, taking naps, knitting on Rayma's baby girl's blanket... yes, she's having a girl!! Little Zoe... so sweet. I am feeling really weak and tired but a lot of the drowsiness is from the meds. I've also gotten VERY LITTLE sleep the past 2 nights so that doesn't help. I'm excited to see what the future holds tho. I'm going to quit drinking coffee b/c that, and stress, are major triggers. Umm, I'm not really sure what to say about it now... just pray for me, pray that I get insurance and beg God in general for my health and energy for the sake of my family.
