Need some positive energies...

[DeadBishop]

For those that haven't heard yet, I spent about 7 hours at the ER last night.

Figured this might be the easiest way to let everyone know what's going on now that I'm home from the ER.

I went to the ER last night and spent about 7 hours there for abdominal pain. Long story short, they doped me up on morphine, made me drink contrast, and then did a CT scan to see if they could figure out what's wrong with me. After all that, the results still came up inconclusive. Their best guess at this point is that I may be suffering from Diverticulitis. If you don't know what that is, look it up on Wikipedia (warning: it's not pretty).

So now I'm home dealing with the pain management (i.e. taking drugs). They basically told me if it gets worse, to come back. If not, I'm supposed to take pain meds and a couple different antibiotics for the likely infection that goes along with Diverticulitis. So it's just a waiting game at this point, but most likely not something that is just going to go away on it's own. I'm frustrated because they couldn't give me any solid answers. I'm doubled over in pain and they can't tell me exactly why. It's a little scary, to say the least. And on a side note, if that wasn't enough, they said they found a cyst or (?) on my kidney that will have to be watched closely, so there's also that to deal with now.

So I'm just sitting at home now, waiting to come off my morphine high, to see if the pain is better, worse or the same. Here's hoping for the best.

[Trillium]

Sending lots of healing thoughts and faerie dust (better than morphine! ).

Hope you get feeling better soon!

[Lady_Glorianna]

As far as the energies you know you have all of our support. As for the rest, if you have the opportunity IMHO you should go to a specialist (gastroenterologist-sp?). If there is a lesson to be learn with what happenned to Ron is that early detection is key. If we would have bypassed his regular "doctor", maybe the outcome would have been different and maybe just maybe he would still be here sorry I digress...Double check if you can the "diagnosis".

[Muffin]

Yikes!!!!! 

Take it easy, and feel better soon!!!

*Big Hugs*

xoxoxo,
Muffin

[Scotsman]

Well, you couldn't have picked a worse time to get ill ... not that you picked it.
Get well swiftly brother and if posible save some of those meds for the rest of us 

I'll put a little Scotch aside for you ... God speed.

[DonaCatalina]

Yes definitely sending positive thoughts your way!
Get better soon.

[Amras Elfwine]

Keeping you in my thoughts, my friend...and, not to be a nag or anything, but Lady Gloriana is absolutely correct...see a specialist, ie: a Gastrointerologist...something is making you ill that those MASH-Jockey/ER types can't figure out. The folks in Gastro can. I have regular appointments with  mine.

Love ya!!
Am

[Anna Iram]

Shoot DB, don't go getting sick on us. 


I'm dancing around with my rattles and chicken bones for you . (Warning: my dancing's not very pretty either!)

[Sir LJ]

DB,

Get better, that's an order!

[Zaubon]

Since I just did a month of this including a week in the hospital with surgery to come early next year, let me say that the situation is serious, but not terminal. For the next ten days rest (I went to faire, more fool me) and take your antibiotics exactly as perscribed. Stick to a liquid/very soft food diet keaning more toward liquids. (consider Jello and mashed potatoes as an upper limit for solidity)
Had I followed the diet/rest regimine better I probably wouldn't have ended up in the hospital. Good luck and we're all pulling for you.

[Sir Martin]

Hope they can figure this thing out soon for you, DB.  Take care.

[Lady Ann of Draycott]

I would get a second opinion too...take care DB...I hope you get better soon! 

[Ferret]

Best wishes on a speedy recovery.
Ferret

[Lady Amy of York]

Bummer!   This  must be  the  week  for  bad  luck  around  here.  take  care of  yourself  and  rest   ! Deffinitely get  yourself in   to see a doctor  who  deals  in that area  .  Best  wishes  to  you  !

[renren]

Holy Moley!
Whatter you doing gettin sick on us?

I'm sorry to hear DB, and wish you a complete and speedy recovery, once they find out what's wrong for sure.