ER Visit: Nothing New

I'm at the ER for the first time since December 2016. I've been having increasing pain in my right side. Originally, I went to urgent care because I figured it was a flare up and i didnt feel like the ER wait. But it was too late in the day for them to do imaging so the doctor there urged me to go to the ER...even called ahead and sent notes.

5 hours later, I was finally given pain meds. He gave me Nubain, which I have never had before. Have any of you ever heard of it?? Now that he says he's suspecting a flare up, I'm just waiting for discharge. You all know how pain management is for us...one dose isnt going to do any good but asking for more makes us look bad. Smh. I hate going to the ER for this very reason. I would rather sit at home and suffer than be made to feel bad because I asked for something for the pain. I mean really...look at my medical history! You can clearly see I'm not an addict, I'm actually sick!

Sorry! Rant over!! Lol

Being prescribed more steroids. Even though i dont think theyll help the crohns, I have some respiratory issues going on too so I think they'll help there.

Will update you all soon!

All Backed Up

I ended up back at the ER the other day. I hadn't used the bathroom in 4 days, as most crohnies know, this is rare. Last time this happened, i had a bowel obstruction. So i went in, waited for hours, only to find out i was really backed up but no obstruction. 2 days later i finally went. My stomach was hard as a rock and i was in so much pain. But now im back to going like 5 times a day. Gotta love crohns and it's unpredictability...

Back Pain ER Trip

So i started having these severe, sharp pains in my back around my kidney and in my abdomen just below my ribs. It was hurting so bad, i couldn't sleep.

As much as i didnt want to, at 3:30am i caved and came to the er. I prayed on my way it wouldnt be a long wait or else i was going home and suffering through the pain. But God answered my prayer and there was no one in the waiting room.

They gave me fluids, pain meds and nausea meds to help..and they definitely did help. The doctor ordered blood work, urine tests and a ct scan of my kidneys.

All the tests came back great. Even though i suggested it may be my arthritis, the doctor feels its more likely a crohn's flare.

He gave me pain meds to go and is starting me in prednisone...yay, moon face will be back...😑😑😑

Praying my rheumatologist can get me on meds for my back and hoping my GI will figure out my flare (I have an MRI on December 10 and a cold in January).

I should be discharged in like 15min. Im ready to go home and sleep now!!

Sick

I went to the ER last night because I was in excruciating pain, head was killing me, vomiting,  and bad diarrhea.  I was there for 5 hrs and all they did was blood work, even though I told them about the white blood cells in my stool. Smh. They didnt help control anything or try to help me with why it was so bad. Nothing.  Very annoying. It took 2hrs to see a doctor and I saw him for 30 seconds and never again. That annoys me. I watched doctors go in and out of other rooms with older people. Not that I want all the attention, definitely not, but for once id like to get a doctor at the er that takes me seriously,  regardless of my age. And to top it off, they had me in a bed in the hallway next to a guy and with the same nurse as a guy with c diff! Wth?! Even I know thats not smart because c diff is transmitted easily to people with suppressed immune systems by nurses! My goodness! They didnt even read my chart! If they had,  then they would have (I hope) known better.

Anyway, on a lighter note, I'm planning to feel better so I can do some birthday activities! Fyi: my bday is oct 31