In the hospital

[tarotgal]

Had stomach pain on saturday night. Got better on monday and tuesday but ended up going to urgent care clinic tues morning at 9:30am to be sue it wasnt anything serious. The gave me an ultrasound order. I went in for an ultrasound at 2pm and they told me I had qppendicitis and to drive around the block to the hospital immediately. Same surgeon who took out my gallblader in 2014 came and took out my appendix around 8pm. Awake now, waiting for pain meds to kick in, but alive and doing okay. Needless to say, I didnt make my wordcount for the day. Lol

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[donkeysshampoo.livejournal.com]

Thats interesting

[cowboyguy.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear the update, tg. I've been thinking about you and hoping things were going okay. How long will you be in the hospital? Thinking all the good thoughts your way! Message me if you need anything or if I can help with anything.

[tarotgal]

Thanks so much for thinking of me!

I just got discharged this afternoon, which in and of itself was full of drama (they pulled my IVs out and I was left alone to wait for "transport" out of the hospital. As I was sitting there, I felt wetness on the inside of my sleeve. I took off my coat to find my arm dripping with blood. I called the nurses but no one came immediately, so I had to try to clean off my jacket and stop the bleeding in the bathroom on my own. Finally the woman who came with the wheelchair flagged down a nurse for me who got me a new bandage just as the bleeding stopped on its own. Such a weird way for this all to end!).

Still in a lot of pain from the surgery, but better than after gallbladder surgery. So I guess that's good. Am staying with my parents, because my cats' favorite thing to do is jump on my chest when I'm sleeping. Also because I'm on heavy pain meds and can't drive until I'm off them. Also means I'll probably not get to see Fantastic Beasts with my HP group tomorrow, and I bought my ticket ages ago. Very bummed about that.

But I got to watch three episodes of SPN Season 8 this morning in the hospital though. So that was nice. Definitely cool to have a private room!

[cowboyguy.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're staying with your parents -- it's good that you've got them nearby to help you out. And I'm assuming the kitties are being taken care of, too?

Sorry your Fantastic Beasts plans might get canceled. :( That's no fun. As of right now, I hadn't made any plans to go see it -- what the hell, November? why are you going by so quickly? -- so if you need a movie buddy when you're feeling up to it, I'd go see it with you!

Glad you had some SPN to keep you company! Take care and get lots of rest.

[symphonyflute.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've every heard of someone being told to drive to the hospital. I feel like I'd freak out and want someone to take me.

Glad you'll be on the mend soon though!

[tarotgal]

And it was even more strange than that!!! They were like "the hospital is just around the corner, so we want you to go there and not waste time going back home again. Let's get your doctor on the phone. Here, run with me to the quiet room. Hurry! To the quiet room!" So we literally raced down to the end of this hallway to a little room where there was a phone. They left me there and when the phone rang a few seconds later, I picked it up. It was my doctor from that morning, telling me that she'd seen the results, was glad I came in when I did, and advising me to go to the hospital immediately. I said I would, hung up the phone, and emerged from the room (they'd left the door open, so I don't know how "quiet" it was) to find NO ONE AROUND. I called and no one came. The door to my left was back to the waiting room. So I hesitated a while, waiting for people who didn't come, then went out. The person at the desk was busy with two patients. I wasn't sure if I should go to the hospital or tell someone I was leaving to go to the hospital or what. So I went back in again and walked down hallways--all totally deserted. So I finally just wandered out of the building without telling anyone and drove to the hospital on my own. When I got there, they'd received word I was coming, so someone must have informed them. But it was super strange to be told to hurry and drive straight to the hospital and then to not have anyone there making sure I was actually okay to do so. It really was just around the block, though. I went straight at a traffic light, made one turn at a traffic light on the corner, went through one more traffic light, and there was the ER entrance. I handed the valet my keys (my hands were shaking with nerves) and walked right into the ER on my own to check myself in. My vitals were taken as I stood there filling out admittance forms and then I was pulled right back immediately before I even had a chance to sit down in the waiting room! I've never experienced less than an hour wait in that place before, and sometimes I've waited more than 3 hours! So to have a 0 second wait made it even more surreal and worrisome. My blood pressure was through the roof, and the tech was like "well, you were just told 15 minutes ago that you had appendicitis. It's kind of understandable!" I was definitely freaked out. I didn't even have a chance to call my parents until I was waiting for them to finish cleaning my room in the ER. "Hi, Mom. Um, I'm in the ER. I just had an ultrasound and was told to drive myself here. Apparently they're going to take my appendix out in a few hours."

[melydia.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of that conversation we had ages ago where we hoped the doc would just open you up and remove everything you didn't need. "You don't need this, you don't need this, you only need one of these..."

Sounds like they're doing it, only far less efficiently. :)

Feel better soon. It's good they got this in time, and hopefully it'll cure some of the existing pain you've had down there.

[tarotgal]

I know, right? I read my parents this comment of yours and they both laughed. And then I showed them the appendix comic you posted and they laughed again.

[cowboyguy.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear the update, tg. I've been thinking about you and hoping things were going okay. How long will you be in the hospital? Thinking all the good thoughts your way! Message me if you need anything or if I can help with anything.

[tarotgal]

Am wearing comfy comfy plush/fleece hoodie and snuggling up with my favorite blankets on parents' basement couch. Definitely feeling better this morning!

[ladykorana.livejournal.com]

Woah, so I got a notification of the post above this one because you mentioned me, and in the meantime I managed to totally miss this saga of events below that one! So glad you're ok!!

Sending wishes for a speedy recovery! *gentle hugs*

[tarotgal]

Aww, thanks for the gentle hugs. Definitely appreciated. Also the user icon choice makes me so happy. Yes, Sammy. Show them where tg hurts right now.

I'm feeling better today after finally getting about 8 hours of nonstop sleep (impossible to sleep in hospital when they came in to check my vitals every 3-4 hours and it took an hour for pain meds to kick in each time). But having a private room and the ability to watch SPN in the morning during breakfast definitely made for a happy situation. And I have to sleep sitting up because lying down hurts and getting up from lying down position HURTS but I was actually able to get comfortable with my own pillows and blankets last night, so am feeling a lot better now.

[sexualoddity.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness. I hope you're okay and recovering well. (And that the surgeon is nice since you've had to give him this repeat business!)

Glad you went in to get checked out x