January 31st, 2010 | Author: trancejen
I was hospitalized for a while for dehydration and bleeding, as well as the completion of some really embarrassing and painful tests.
Did you know that a doctor can pretty much stick his whole hand up your ass? He can. It’s called digging for poop. Apparently they don’t like to wait for a sample.
Also, did you know they can pump your stomach even though you haven’t overdosed? Yes, they can. They just jam a fucking tube up your nose, slam it down into your stomach, and pump away. This was probably one of the least fun experiences of my entire life.
I have to go back to a different hospital on Friday, because the ghetto hospital didn’t have the technology necessary to scope my stomach and find out where the bleeding is coming from, so I have to have that done, and probably a colonoscopy as well. Yay.
I’m feeling a little better, largely because I’m on anti-emetics and Immodium and have finally stopped running at both ends, but my stomach still hurts like an unholy bitch.
So, I’m mostly lying down and moaning and groaning, watching bad Lifetime movies and trying to eat a little, but I am somewhat triumphant over the fact that I did lose twenty-two pounds during the month of January, ulcer or no fucking ulcer.
I get my kicks wherever I can.
Anyway, I’ll keep you updated on my gastrointestinal doings.
Now I have to go and help the J-Man work on his science project. Oh Joy, Oh Rapture.
Happy Sunday.
Holy cow! Ugh – all those procedures totally suck. I hope they find out what’s wrong and fix it quickly. Hope you feel better soon. Love ya and miss ya!
Ewww, so sorry you have had to go through all that nasty stuff. I hope they get to the bottom of the tummy nasty asap.
Feel better and rest, Jen. Hope it’s a speedy recovery. xo
Thank you for the update, lurker has been worried. May your broth and jello and apple sauce be the best!
They can also shove a hose up your rectum and make you hold the water they pump up there for a really long time. My son had to go thru that bout the age of 9. His words? “I’ve been violated!” The nurse had to leave the room she was laughing so hard.
Hope you get better. Too bad they don’t just have a scan machine that can look at your innards without sticking anything in a hole.
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I’m so sorry…I’ve been dehydrated and hospitalized. ::shudders:: I was 12…
Anyhow, feel better, I’m sending healthy thoughts your way. I do hope its not an ulcer!
metaphysical hugs
Thank you for bringing us all up to date on your situation Jen. Poor sweetie…I can’t beleive the damn doctor was too impatient to wait for your body to provide a pooh sample on it’s own. He must have had a Tee time at his snobby Golf club or some such bullshit and counld’t be bothered to wait. I’m sending good vibes your way as well Jen and hope that everything turns out to be a simple cure. Are you going to be able to attend the annual Weet-a-con again this year? I know how much you enjoy that brief vacation and all around hug-fest with friends from the Blogsphere. Oh – and I finally have a Facebook account if you want to look me up – it’s under John Birmingham.
Major hugs to you Sweet lady o’ mine !
– John in Phoenix
Thank you for bringing us all up to date on your situation Jen. Poor sweetie…I can’t beleive the damn doctor was too impatient to wait for your body to provide a pooh sample on it’s own. He must have had a Tee time at his snobby Golf club or some such bullshit and couldn’t be bothered to wait. I’m sending good vibes your way as well Jen and hope that everything turns out to be a simple cure. Are you going to be able to attend the annual Weet-a-con again this year? I know how much you enjoy that brief vacation and all around hug-fest with friends from the Blogsphere. Oh – and I finally have a Facebook account if you want to look me up – it’s under John Birmingham.
Major hugs to you Sweet lady o’ mine !
– John in Phoenix
Oh, I’m glad you finally updated us! I was worried about you. I hope you feel better soon!
Oh, Jen, that sucks! I hope you get better soon!
Glad to see an update. My gosh you lost a lot of weight.
Some of us have had the tests you mentioned. I feel for ya. (((Jen)))
As for the colonoscopy it is not painful at all, I was completely knocked out and drugged up enough to sleep the rest of the day. It’s the day before the test that is the pits because you have to drink a gallon of liquid to clean the colon and sit close to the bathroom.
Anyhoo…good luck with the tests and I hope you are feeling better soon.
My god, that sounds just horrible. I’m so so sorry you’re going through this. Feel better soon.
So sorry about all that pain and unpleasantness. So glad you’re back and resting and so forth.