So my abdominal area just keeps getting worse and I am really sick to my stomach. It is not normal to have to go to the bathroom like 5 times during the night.
I got up at 8:45 to schedule the abdominal CT, as at this point I would do anything to find out what is wrong. They told me they had two locations. Buffalo General and one in Wiliamville. I told her Buffalo general was better and she said she would call me back when she schedules. At 9:20 I still had n word so I called the doctors office back and said I would gladly drive to Williamsville if it was faster,easier I could get in sooner because my stomach is killing. She said she would call me back. Here we are one hour later, still no freakin' word.
I seriously, cannot believe how this is going for. In the mean time i don't know if I should try and eat anything or not because what if you need to have an empty stomach for it and it is today and then I have to reschedule. I wish it would render me unconscious at this point.
And then there is some unreasonable deadline at work that I am working against which normally is fun for me, but this time it is making me crazy because I am sick.
Now what I really want is a test for celiac disease just to rule that out in case and what about the blood and stool tests. Why none of them yet? Looks like for me they are going to skip to step 5.
Diagnostic Tests for Crohn's disease
Test for Crohn's disease
* Physical examination
* Complete blood count - for anemia and white blood cell counts
* Stool sample analysis
* Upper GI series - barium X-rays
* Lower GI series - barium X-rays
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12/18/2007 09:51 #42565
I am so angry/sickCategory: health
12/17/2007 23:11 #42562
Hot Water BottleCategory: shopping
As (e:tinypliny) suggested I ordered a hot water bottle for my stomach aches. Sounds like a great idea as warm really makes it feel better. I searched around this time to find one that supposedly does not smell. You all know how I feel about things that smell like rubber or plastic.
If anyone else is looking for one, I order it from fashionhot.com
They were in good housekeeping and accept paypal.
If anyone else is looking for one, I order it from fashionhot.com
They were in good housekeeping and accept paypal.
12/17/2007 22:28 #42561
Media from other stuff, like snowCategory: photos
So besides my debilitating intestinal issues I managed to take some pics.
Yesterday, I thought eating lamb and potatoes with banana would make my stomach feel better. It was delicious but I was sick as ever. The way I made it. Soak lamb legs in wine, rosemary and garlic with oil, salt and pepper for about 3 hours. I am obsessed with bone marrow. I know you veggies are thinking that is the most disgusting thing ever.
Then bake in the oven at 350 for a couple hours.
Not so sure what is up with the amount of garbage the church produces. This is seriously a typical weeks garbage for them.
There was so much snow this morning. You can see just how much on this table in the backyard.
Luckily, the church plows our driveway but we still had to shovel the car ou
This citrus fruit looks so damn yummy. I wish that I could eat it.
The windshield was so icy. It took forever to chip it all off the car.
Here is (e:terry) trying to chip it. I ended up finishing it once the car heated up.
Yesterday, I thought eating lamb and potatoes with banana would make my stomach feel better. It was delicious but I was sick as ever. The way I made it. Soak lamb legs in wine, rosemary and garlic with oil, salt and pepper for about 3 hours. I am obsessed with bone marrow. I know you veggies are thinking that is the most disgusting thing ever.
Then bake in the oven at 350 for a couple hours.
Not so sure what is up with the amount of garbage the church produces. This is seriously a typical weeks garbage for them.
There was so much snow this morning. You can see just how much on this table in the backyard.
Luckily, the church plows our driveway but we still had to shovel the car ou
This citrus fruit looks so damn yummy. I wish that I could eat it.
The windshield was so icy. It took forever to chip it all off the car.
Here is (e:terry) trying to chip it. I ended up finishing it once the car heated up.
jbeatty - 12/18/07 08:50
Marrow is good stuff. I like to spread it on a piece of baguette.
Marrow is good stuff. I like to spread it on a piece of baguette.
lilho - 12/18/07 00:28
ok, hot damn. the ice, the snow! i have totally forgotten what that is like, sorta. and i must say, i still hate snow and cold. thanx for posting! i thin my life is that much better now that you are posting more!
ok, hot damn. the ice, the snow! i have totally forgotten what that is like, sorta. and i must say, i still hate snow and cold. thanx for posting! i thin my life is that much better now that you are posting more!
paul - 12/17/07 22:48
Whoa, that is weird. No seriously I have loved marrow my whole life but I have started craving it this month and never really thought about it. Wouldn't I notice if my intestines were bleeding though?
Whoa, that is weird. No seriously I have loved marrow my whole life but I have started craving it this month and never really thought about it. Wouldn't I notice if my intestines were bleeding though?
imk2 - 12/17/07 22:38
how long have you been obsessed with marrow? you probably have intestinal bleeding and therefore are anemic and therefore are craving iron rich foods. i have a nasty habit of over-diagnosing everyone around me.
how long have you been obsessed with marrow? you probably have intestinal bleeding and therefore are anemic and therefore are craving iron rich foods. i have a nasty habit of over-diagnosing everyone around me.
12/17/2007 18:32 #42558
The void of my life before 2003Category: life
It is killing me that there is this massive void in my life before 2003. So much interesting stuff happened and I wrote nothing down, took almost no pictures and can barely remember most of it. Like for example I know that I got a CAT scan but I can't even remember when or why. That seems insane.
An who has that data? Not when it was, but the actual data. I have no freakin' idea even who the doctor was? If I get this one I should ask to get a copy. Do you think that is possible?
An who has that data? Not when it was, but the actual data. I have no freakin' idea even who the doctor was? If I get this one I should ask to get a copy. Do you think that is possible?
paul - 12/17/07 21:03
Oh I am not worried about feeling anything (e:paul,42555) I was worried about the radiation.
Oh I am not worried about feeling anything (e:paul,42555) I was worried about the radiation.
museumchick - 12/17/07 20:35
Don't worry too much about the ct scan. I know it's really scary-sounding, but it's not painful or dangerous at all. I've gotten a couple abdominal ct scans done. You probably won't even feel a thing.
I hope you're feeling better soon, Paul.
Don't worry too much about the ct scan. I know it's really scary-sounding, but it's not painful or dangerous at all. I've gotten a couple abdominal ct scans done. You probably won't even feel a thing.
I hope you're feeling better soon, Paul.
12/17/2007 16:55 #42557
Appendicitis?Category: health
Holy crap. So I was having all this pain in my lower right side today and it was really sharp. So I decided to look up those symptoms and realized I have like almost every symptom of appendicitis.
Maybe that is what the CT scan (e:paul,42555) is to check for, but really I would almost rather just have it out.
What Are the Symptoms of Appendicitis?
The classic symptoms of appendicitis include:
* Dull pain near the navel or the upper abdomen that becomes sharp as it moves to the lower right abdomen. This is usually the first sign.
* Loss of appetite
* Nausea and/or vomiting soon after abdominal pain begins <-- I have been really nauseas although I haven't thrown up - I seriously never throw up though, even when drunk or with the flu
* Abdominal swelling
* Fever of 99° F to 102° F <-- this is the only one I don't have, I should check when I get home
* Inability to pass gas
* Painful urination
* Severe cramps
* Constipation or diarrhea with gas
* Dull or sharp pain anywhere in the upper or lower abdomen, back or rectum
I ate beef burgundy at work tonight and baked lamb legs with potatoes for dinner last night.
Maybe that is what the CT scan (e:paul,42555) is to check for, but really I would almost rather just have it out.
What Are the Symptoms of Appendicitis?
The classic symptoms of appendicitis include:
* Dull pain near the navel or the upper abdomen that becomes sharp as it moves to the lower right abdomen. This is usually the first sign.
* Loss of appetite
* Nausea and/or vomiting soon after abdominal pain begins <-- I have been really nauseas although I haven't thrown up - I seriously never throw up though, even when drunk or with the flu
* Abdominal swelling
* Fever of 99° F to 102° F <-- this is the only one I don't have, I should check when I get home
* Inability to pass gas
* Painful urination
* Severe cramps
* Constipation or diarrhea with gas
* Dull or sharp pain anywhere in the upper or lower abdomen, back or rectum
I ate beef burgundy at work tonight and baked lamb legs with potatoes for dinner last night.
paul - 10/05/11 00:44
omfg, why would no one believe me at the time. Looking back on it is it so obvious, just a few months down the road they would be removing a gangrenous appendix out of me just as it was bursting. After that appendix came out my soon to be diagnosed "crohns" instead of appendicitis went away.
omfg, why would no one believe me at the time. Looking back on it is it so obvious, just a few months down the road they would be removing a gangrenous appendix out of me just as it was bursting. After that appendix came out my soon to be diagnosed "crohns" instead of appendicitis went away.
jenks - 12/18/07 23:23
ok paul there are newer journals than this so you've probably figured it out by now and i just need to catch up, or you've had your appendix out, BUT-
well first off, I sent mike a huge post about appendicitis a while ago- he might still have it.
But bottom line-
although fever is very non-specific - I would go as far as to say that if you don't have a fever, you don't have a appendicitis.
And as my chairman likes to say, appendicitis is a 72hr disease. You would know.
ok paul there are newer journals than this so you've probably figured it out by now and i just need to catch up, or you've had your appendix out, BUT-
well first off, I sent mike a huge post about appendicitis a while ago- he might still have it.
But bottom line-
although fever is very non-specific - I would go as far as to say that if you don't have a fever, you don't have a appendicitis.
And as my chairman likes to say, appendicitis is a 72hr disease. You would know.
paul - 12/17/07 21:07
Then again, maybe it is lactose intolerance. I guess there is a test for that. Maybe I should start there first.
Then again, maybe it is lactose intolerance. I guess there is a test for that. Maybe I should start there first.
paul - 12/17/07 19:48
God, right now it feels a little better - what the fuck.
God, right now it feels a little better - what the fuck.
paul - 12/17/07 17:49
I am so torn between going and getting random Dr. or waiting and letting a doctor I trust take a look with the CT scan. This is seriously such a huge decision for me as I hate getting xrayed and this is getting super xrayed. Like I don't even get the dental xrays. I am so torn.
Like, I figure the chances of me dying are about zero and I am never more than one or two blocks from the hospital considering work and home are both a block away so I am just going to brave it I think? But it appears that braving it means the CT scan which would see more if it is something else.
I am so torn between going and getting random Dr. or waiting and letting a doctor I trust take a look with the CT scan. This is seriously such a huge decision for me as I hate getting xrayed and this is getting super xrayed. Like I don't even get the dental xrays. I am so torn.
Like, I figure the chances of me dying are about zero and I am never more than one or two blocks from the hospital considering work and home are both a block away so I am just going to brave it I think? But it appears that braving it means the CT scan which would see more if it is something else.
jim - 12/17/07 17:17
Sounds like you should go to the hospital and camp out in the ER.
Sounds like you should go to the hospital and camp out in the ER.
I have the colonoscopy scheduled for Jan 9th and the CT they just scheduled for today.
I have Crohn's. Usually for Crohn's, they have to give you a colonoscopy before they do any kind of diagnosis. Maybe you need to go to the ER if things don't work out with getting the CT scheduled. They can usually order a lot of those kinds of tests for you, right in the hospital.