Well, obviously I didn't get to write last night, because I was in the emergency room.
That's a story in and of itself, but one I'm willing to share.
Yesterday, I started to feel super sick, as if all of my symptoms were magnified.
I slept practically all day because of pure exhaustion.
I put a call in to my doctor, but he was off, so I left a message with this other guy.
He's sort of like my back up doctor, because he's seen me before and is a good doctor.
He was working late and didn't call me so I decided to call my one specialist.
I mean, I called and even saw primary care and gastroenterology, so he was basically the one to talk to if I had to choose.
He's a very, very smart doctor, and he's good with my fatigue and stuff, so it didn't hurt.
I called him, fell asleep, and then he called me.
I was like half asleep and didn't know what I was really saying to him, but we talked.
He said that I was most likely having or recovering from a viral illness, which is where the fatigue and discomfort are coming from.
He asked if I had sinus pressure, because I get a ton of sinus infections, but oddly this time I didn't have any.
Our plan was for me to push through the weekend, with moderate activity and rest, and to e-mail him on Monday to let him know what's going on.
Well, later the other doctor called.
I talked to him, and at that point my nausea was almost unbearable.
He was going to give me the medicine I already had, so he didn't really know what else to do.
At that point he thought I was dehydrated.
He said I should probably go to the emergency room and get IV fluids, IV nausea medicine, and possibly a CT scan of my abdomen.
So I went to the emergency room, for the second time this month.
The took my information, and didn't know what they were going to do, so they sent a doctor in to see me.
We talked and he said I almost had to be anemic, because I had all of the symptoms.
I was lightheaded, weak, fatigued, and nauseous at that time.
He decided I was dehydrated by looking at me, especially by my cracked lips.
So they did blood tests, a laying/sitting/standing vital sign test, and gave me IV fluids and nausea medicine.
After my IV fluids were done, another doctor came in.
He said that my blood tests looked pretty much normal.
He said I was having an exacerbation of my chronic fatigue, gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome, and acid reflux, and said it was fine for me to go home.
I went home, and since then, I've been feeling a little better.
I'm basically living off of carbs, hot tea, coffee, orange juice, and nausea medicine.
I can take my nausea medicine every six hours now instead of eight, and I have both forms, the ones that go under your tongue and the ones you swallow.
I also took some of my pain medication because I was having really bad pain in my head and sinuses.
I don't know if I picked up a sinus infection at the hospital or what, but the pain went away since I took strong pain medicine.
So basically I went to the store with my mom this morning because it's snowing here.
Isn't it crazy, it's October and it's snowing where I live?
I needed to stock up on hot tea and coffee, and also get another Hello Kitty coloring book.
I saw my grandma and grandpa for a few minutes when we got back to my house, and then in a little while I fell asleep.
I woke up and ate a snack, then I was so nauseous and in so much pain (face and head) that I just slept until I could take more pain medicine.
I ate dinner, took my medicine, and then I was wide awake.
So right now I'm writing on here, and then I'm going to work on some picture books.
The sad thing is I was going to have my Halloween party today, but it's been postponed because of the snow and because of me being sick.
I feel bad because it's also my grandpa's birthday party, but we are rescheduling, for probably Monday.
So I guess we will see what tomorrow brings.
I just have to keep pushing through until Monday.
The Monday I have to call three doctors to give them updates, see if I need to be seen, and see if they can up the dose of my stomach medicine or give me something stronger.
I barely have any food in me, so that's kind of hard too.
Like I'm constantly hungry, but I'm also constantly nauseous, so I have to wait till the right moment to eat.
Right now I have my hot tea, my computer, my phone, and my sleeping pills, so I'm going to chill for the rest of the night and then go to bed.
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