Burdock of Leave

[ismo]

I had a horrible night last night. Woke up at 3 and the pain was up to eleventy. I got up and suffered in a vertical position till 7, when I finally was able to go back to sleep. When I woke up at 9, I canceled my haircut and called the doctor. The very nice, intelligent PA squeezed me into the schedule. However, it was just as I thought. They don't know what's going on and can only send me for an endless round of tests. After the appointment, I went and got blood labs done. She wants to send me over to gastroenterology, but not until she sees the blood tests. Meanwhile, I'm in a lot of pain and feel nauseated all the time. It's the kind of pain you get with a gall bladder attack, but I don't have a gall bladder, so it's not that. She said if it gets bad, I should just to go the ER. Which is what they always say, alas. My plan is to see if I can sleep tonight. If yes, I will wait till tomorrow to go to the ER, because going there in the middle of the night is horrid. If no, I will go tonight. I doubt they will be able to help me, but I can't take much more of this. I haven't eaten anything today, and can't even imagine swallowing anything but ice water. I also got a flu shot, so now my arm is hurting. I just don't have the bandwidth to do anything else.

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oh honey

[siriosa]

at least in the ER they have IV painkillers.
they're my favorite.

i'm so sorry you're in pain. i hope they figure it out, and it's fixable, and you can go on with your life (already in progress).

there there there there there there there there there

[oracne]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo. Feel free to text me if you need to vent or just whatever.

Re: oh honey

[ismo]

Thanks! I appreciate the healing glow, bits of which have managed to radiate over here. Sadly, they didn't give me the painkillers. I was hoping!! But no.

[ismo]

Oh thanks! I probably would have if I'd seen this at the time. Or maybe not--I was too beat down to manage my usual ranting. It's always a good sign when I get better enough to complain.

what're they even good for

[siriosa]

if they won't give you the good drugs?

i'm holding you in the light, dear one. the smoke-free light. only the best for you