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UPDATE: My Health (TW// sickness, surgery)
4 years ago
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TW// sickness, surgery
I had my gall bladder removed yesterday. It was relatively straightforward and I was able to come home the same day. I will be resting at home for a few days before attempting anything else. The biggest pain I have is actually in my right shoulder; I think it's being caused by a trapped nerve. The good news is that most of the pain is under control and I can focus on getting better now ^^
I haven't talked about my health here in great detail, but I'll give it a shot and try to get my thoughts down into one journal...
So two weeks ago, I was taken to Accidents & Emergency because I had pain in my gut. I've had pains in this area since December last year, and I knew that the pain was being caused by my gall bladder.
(The gall bladder is a tiny organ on the right of the body just below the liver, and it stores excess bile produced by the liver so that bile is readily available when digestion starts.)
I found out earlier this year I have gallstones, but although they were big there was no immediate cause for concern. However, the doctor at A&E disgnosed that my gall bladder had gone into spasm, and the pain was because it was out of control.
I was prescribed Diclofenac as an anti-spasmodic to help calm down the gall bladder. Unfortunately, two days later, I was back at the hospital as the pains were becoming more severe.
I spent all night waiting to see a doctor, and the next morning I was shown upstairs to a ward. Not to a bed mind you, just to a waiting room on a ward...
I was at the emergency surgery ward for another 6 hours until I was taken for an ultrasound. The resulting scan showed that I had one large gallstone that had been rubbing against the organ's wall and causing inflammation.
I was given two antibiotics to stop the irritation and placed on a "hot list" for gall bladder surgery. I was discharged after a total of 20 hours in hospital.
It's been about two weeks since the start of this latest health episode, as it's still ongoing. I have good days, but I also have a ton of bad days with pain management.
I'm trying to stay positive, but it's really difficult... I feel so demotivated, I don't want to work, I don't want to stream, I just want to try to relax and I don't have any time for that.
I've also been in a weird sleepy, cuddly, horny mood for at least a week and nothing seems to be solving it lol. I honestly feel like I'm being a burden to friends at the moment...
My body has been so misbehaved and I am just waiting for surgery and hoping that it happens as soon as possible. I hate being this way 😢
I had my gall bladder removed yesterday. It was relatively straightforward and I was able to come home the same day. I will be resting at home for a few days before attempting anything else. The biggest pain I have is actually in my right shoulder; I think it's being caused by a trapped nerve. The good news is that most of the pain is under control and I can focus on getting better now ^^
I haven't talked about my health here in great detail, but I'll give it a shot and try to get my thoughts down into one journal...
So two weeks ago, I was taken to Accidents & Emergency because I had pain in my gut. I've had pains in this area since December last year, and I knew that the pain was being caused by my gall bladder.
(The gall bladder is a tiny organ on the right of the body just below the liver, and it stores excess bile produced by the liver so that bile is readily available when digestion starts.)
I found out earlier this year I have gallstones, but although they were big there was no immediate cause for concern. However, the doctor at A&E disgnosed that my gall bladder had gone into spasm, and the pain was because it was out of control.
I was prescribed Diclofenac as an anti-spasmodic to help calm down the gall bladder. Unfortunately, two days later, I was back at the hospital as the pains were becoming more severe.
I spent all night waiting to see a doctor, and the next morning I was shown upstairs to a ward. Not to a bed mind you, just to a waiting room on a ward...
I was at the emergency surgery ward for another 6 hours until I was taken for an ultrasound. The resulting scan showed that I had one large gallstone that had been rubbing against the organ's wall and causing inflammation.
I was given two antibiotics to stop the irritation and placed on a "hot list" for gall bladder surgery. I was discharged after a total of 20 hours in hospital.
It's been about two weeks since the start of this latest health episode, as it's still ongoing. I have good days, but I also have a ton of bad days with pain management.
I'm trying to stay positive, but it's really difficult... I feel so demotivated, I don't want to work, I don't want to stream, I just want to try to relax and I don't have any time for that.
I've also been in a weird sleepy, cuddly, horny mood for at least a week and nothing seems to be solving it lol. I honestly feel like I'm being a burden to friends at the moment...
My body has been so misbehaved and I am just waiting for surgery and hoping that it happens as soon as possible. I hate being this way 😢
Darn people not taking stuff like this more seriously or whatever quicker. >_< I know we're in the middle of a pandemic, still tho it doesn't feel good to have to wait like that.
BlueDragonEther
~adragoncalledether
OP
I waited all night in A&E because there were meant to be 5 doctors on call, but only 2 showed up. The wait time went from 3-4 hours since admission to 10 hours. I feel really bad for the medical staff who have to cope when stuff like this happens :(
Tragulon
~tragulon
Geeze wow, that's ridiculous. D: Ya, it's not right on either end.
SunnyTheSnynx
~sunnythesnynx
Gosh, that is horrible, you have my sympathies.
