My trip to the ER today

**ramanth** · 02-14-2009, 06:57 PM

Well this will be a Valentine's Day I'll never forget.

I was at the ER for nearly 5 1/2 hours. Not fun.

An hour after my breakfast, I suddenly felt nauseous and had severe stomach cramps. I tried some pepto but that didn't help. I forced myself to vomit and that didn't help either.

After spending nearly 45 minutes curled up on the bathroom floor, bawling my eyes out, Andy finally forced me to go to the ER. They put in an IV, and took blood and a urine sample. 3 hours after they admitted me, they gave me an anti-spasm pill and my tummy started to feel a little better. I was able to hold down sips of water and crackers, so they let me go home. They couldn't find what caused the abdominal cramping, but did find that I had a bladder infection. Go figure.

Didn't have any symptoms for THAT.

So I'm on antibiotics for the next 3 days and then I follow up with my GP. If the stomach pain comes back, I have to go in immediately.

My back hurts (they explained from the vomiting), my arms hurt from the needles and I just feel so tired and crappy.

Andy has been wonderful.

He nearly lost it when they first admitted me in but he's doing okay now. He's treating me like I'm made of glass though. I'm trying not to milk it for all it's worth.

**Cincy'sMom** · 02-14-2009, 07:30 PM

Sorry to hear you were feeling so bad. That sounds awful! HOpe you continue to feel better...and it is okay to milk it a little

**joycenalex** · 02-14-2009, 07:34 PM

i hope you feel better soon, and milk it just a smidge....maybe morning tea and the papers with the pups in bed tomorrow morning

**cassiesmom** · 02-14-2009, 07:35 PM

Oh, what a day! I hope the antibiotics kick in quickly and you feel much better soon!

**Cinder & Smoke** · 02-14-2009, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by ramanth

Well this won't be a Valentine's Day I'll forget.

I was at the ER for nearly 5 1/2 hours. Not fun.

Andy has been wonderful.

He's treating me like I'm made of glass though.

I'm trying not to milk it for all it's worth.

Go ahead - *milk* away! - He owes ya some TLC from his hoppsbittle stay!

Sure hope you start Feelin Better - real QUICK-like!!

{{{Hugs}}}

**Freedom** · 02-14-2009, 08:37 PM

Oh dear, I am so sorry you had such an awful morning! Glad you are back home and on recovery! Breakfast in bed with the pups sounds like a must for your rehabilitation!

**Karen** · 02-14-2009, 08:40 PM

What a rotten way to spend the day! I hope the spasms do not return, and that you feel better soon.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-14-2009, 10:19 PM

That's a bad day!! I'm so sorry. I can imagine how scary it was for everybody. I hope you're on the mend and recovering nicely.

A doctor told me that women are prone to bladder infections and alot of times they don't know they have them.

**K9karen** · 02-14-2009, 10:23 PM

Well, that sucks! I hope you feel better quickly.
Excuse me for being personal, but don't you have endometriosis? I swear, you exhibited symptoms I had before they even diagnosed it. The pain took my breath away and I could barely move. No warning, just kaboom, whether I was home, driving, at work.
Whatryataklingabout? Milk it, for cryin' out loud! You deserve to be treated like a queen! Tell Andy he owes you a makeup Valentine's Day!

**Catty1** · 02-14-2009, 10:28 PM

Oh, dear - pain and pokes and prods! So GLAD you are home and I hope you feel 100% soon!

As k9karen said...when you're feeling better, see about getting an ultrasound in case you have endo or something else.

{{{{hugs}}}}

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 02-15-2009, 07:46 AM

I'm glad you're feeling better now, Kimmy. Maybe next weekend you can have a make up Valentine's day?

What's with ERs and bladder infections? When I was in the ER a few weeks ago they found I had a bladder infection too. And Justin treated me like glass too, I hated it (I'm not a person who likes being babied).

**beeniesmom** · 02-15-2009, 08:03 AM

Oh I'm so sorry. I hope you feel better soon.

**lizbud** · 02-15-2009, 10:27 AM

Wow, sorry you were so ill.

You haven't been eating any BAD peanut
butter have you? I hope you feel much better today.

**ramanth** · 02-15-2009, 11:23 AM

Thanks everybody. The tummy is feeling better and I hope the meds are helping the infection. Can't really say for sure as it never hurt to go potty.

All I had that morning was Kashi cereal and soy milk. Contaminated peanuts were ruled out. Nothing in the house on the recall list.

I just woke up and I'm giving Oatmeal with bananas a shot with a glass of cranberry juice. Fingers crossed.