Health Update and a PSA!
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:54 pm
Been bedridden again for the last few days with extreme abdominal pain, along with my pinch sciatic nerve. Barely been able to keep water down, let alone food. It's been so bad I've lost 5 pounds between last Thursday and today.
Spent too many hours in the ER today, just walked in the door a few minutes ago. I have inflammation/thickening of the stomach liner along with the intestine, and the acids are backing up into my Esophagus aggravating my Barrets Esophagus. So in other words it seems my stomach acids are having a field day.
My Protonix ran out the beginning of Dec, called my Gastroenterology Docs and left a couple messages to that effect and never heard back from them. ER Doc was a little pissed over it. Said that is likely what caused the issues I'm having, so he wrote out a new script for it and for a new medicine. Told us it'll take a few days to kick in and start working, but once it does I should start feeling better pretty quick. The scans cannot show if there is an ulcer present or not, so I'll need to follow up with my PCM, and they'll probably order a Endoscopy through my Gastroenterologist to rule that out.
Had CT Scans, X-rays, EKG, and a couple blood tests done. Other than what I mentioned above everything else looks good. Well almost until CINC Household made a startling discovery....
Right before we left the ER, CINC Household was checking for those pesky EKG stickers/tabs when she found something on my back. Apparently when using the heating pad, it appears several times my shirt must have pulled up, exposing my skin to the pad. Plus having fell asleep before I turned the pad down or off it led to a burn. When she saw it she freaked out and said that isn't fucking normal. She took a picture showed it to me, and I was freaked out by it. But they said it was a burn from the pad, and most likely from pad/skin contact. So no more pad use for me, just a hot shower for pains.
So this is my PSA for yall, don't fall asleep when using a heating pad. My back looks like an alien force has taken over it and is coursing through my system.
Spent too many hours in the ER today, just walked in the door a few minutes ago. I have inflammation/thickening of the stomach liner along with the intestine, and the acids are backing up into my Esophagus aggravating my Barrets Esophagus. So in other words it seems my stomach acids are having a field day.
My Protonix ran out the beginning of Dec, called my Gastroenterology Docs and left a couple messages to that effect and never heard back from them. ER Doc was a little pissed over it. Said that is likely what caused the issues I'm having, so he wrote out a new script for it and for a new medicine. Told us it'll take a few days to kick in and start working, but once it does I should start feeling better pretty quick. The scans cannot show if there is an ulcer present or not, so I'll need to follow up with my PCM, and they'll probably order a Endoscopy through my Gastroenterologist to rule that out.
Had CT Scans, X-rays, EKG, and a couple blood tests done. Other than what I mentioned above everything else looks good. Well almost until CINC Household made a startling discovery....
Right before we left the ER, CINC Household was checking for those pesky EKG stickers/tabs when she found something on my back. Apparently when using the heating pad, it appears several times my shirt must have pulled up, exposing my skin to the pad. Plus having fell asleep before I turned the pad down or off it led to a burn. When she saw it she freaked out and said that isn't fucking normal. She took a picture showed it to me, and I was freaked out by it. But they said it was a burn from the pad, and most likely from pad/skin contact. So no more pad use for me, just a hot shower for pains.
So this is my PSA for yall, don't fall asleep when using a heating pad. My back looks like an alien force has taken over it and is coursing through my system.