'Nother hospital visit
I hate these. Not so much because of the fact I'm sick and need to go in as the whole I'm an incredibly hard stick part. I look like a heroine addict as Kim and Eric have so kindly put it. Sadly I have to agree. I'm covered in little holes and bruises with track marks. It's stressful seeing as when I go in in these cases I'm already feeling like crack and dehydrated (adding to their problems with trying to stick me), which means I get dizzy and dilusional fast when under stress which the stabbing does.
Was worse this time than normal. The lab kept saying there was something wrong with the blood they were getting from me so they had to keep resticking me. Now this may not sound like a big deal once they get meds and ivs in me but it really is for me. My veins in my arms are very deep and they're also quite small, collaspe easily, and roll. The veins in my hands are a bit bigger and are defnitly easier to spot but they roll as well too. In both cases this means that normal protocol for sticking me is stab and dig. Sometimes the digging part isn't so bad and can be dealt with; but let me tell you, when they're digging away and they start touching nerves with a metal needle.... oh the pain comes out, baby does it come. It's at about that point that my attempts at talking myself through things, ("It's ok Jean, let them dig they're just doing their job... breath in... ok well you just sort of breated out instead of in .... breathe out, he knows what he's doing just let him move the needle til he gets it breathe in, breathe out"), to ok THAT hurts. I used to twitch my arm when it started hurting that bad but I'm not sure whether or not it's a good thing that I just now calmly tell them that thats starting to really hurt and could they please pull it out now? (I just realized how dirty that sounds hehee)
So I'm not really sure what I'm trying to say in this entry. I just felt like sharing my pain with y'all so to speak. I went in Monday bc I started throwing up and couldn't stop (this has been happening to me since 2005 now... every.single.time.I.throw.up.it's annoying) as well as other unpleasent stuffs coming outa other ends at the same time. I get dehydrated very fast when this happens because the puking really does not stop for more than 10 mins at a time and then when it starts up again goes for at least half an hour and the entire time I can't hold down a single drop of water. After about 5 hours of this I know that I'm in trouble and need to seek help though I tell them it's been happening longer.
Was just a tummy flu as far as they can tell (they always say that too btw), and it probally was since Tenchi had one last weekend and I went to take care of him for a night. The problem for me is that I don't recover like most people do. I went into the hospital on Monday and they realeased me early Tuesday. Since then I haven't been able to eat anything other than liquids and bread. Yesterday and today I've managed to keep down pudding cups (mom was cool enough to get me plenty upon request for some flavor) and a couple of chicken nuggets (not McD's). I think I'm loosing weight though whoever above knows I'd prefer not this way, especially since I never feel hungry and the lack of proper nutrition leaves me with a consistant headache.
Good news is that I was sent home with the really, really good antinausea medication that knocks me out in 2 mins or less for at least 5 hours no matter how hard you try to wake me up. The bad news is that they're rectal suppositories. >.< Oh well, they're making it so I can actually eat things other than liquids so I'm happy, and I don't always need to use em. Still have to take it real easy though which is frustrating since I'm a fairly active person. Getting a lot of reading done though!
My last week of the quarter is next week! It's so wierd but i enjoyed it!!! :D Final projects due so I need to get crackalackin!
Was worse this time than normal. The lab kept saying there was something wrong with the blood they were getting from me so they had to keep resticking me. Now this may not sound like a big deal once they get meds and ivs in me but it really is for me. My veins in my arms are very deep and they're also quite small, collaspe easily, and roll. The veins in my hands are a bit bigger and are defnitly easier to spot but they roll as well too. In both cases this means that normal protocol for sticking me is stab and dig. Sometimes the digging part isn't so bad and can be dealt with; but let me tell you, when they're digging away and they start touching nerves with a metal needle.... oh the pain comes out, baby does it come. It's at about that point that my attempts at talking myself through things, ("It's ok Jean, let them dig they're just doing their job... breath in... ok well you just sort of breated out instead of in .... breathe out, he knows what he's doing just let him move the needle til he gets it breathe in, breathe out"), to ok THAT hurts. I used to twitch my arm when it started hurting that bad but I'm not sure whether or not it's a good thing that I just now calmly tell them that thats starting to really hurt and could they please pull it out now? (I just realized how dirty that sounds hehee)
So I'm not really sure what I'm trying to say in this entry. I just felt like sharing my pain with y'all so to speak. I went in Monday bc I started throwing up and couldn't stop (this has been happening to me since 2005 now... every.single.time.I.throw.up.it's annoying) as well as other unpleasent stuffs coming outa other ends at the same time. I get dehydrated very fast when this happens because the puking really does not stop for more than 10 mins at a time and then when it starts up again goes for at least half an hour and the entire time I can't hold down a single drop of water. After about 5 hours of this I know that I'm in trouble and need to seek help though I tell them it's been happening longer.
Was just a tummy flu as far as they can tell (they always say that too btw), and it probally was since Tenchi had one last weekend and I went to take care of him for a night. The problem for me is that I don't recover like most people do. I went into the hospital on Monday and they realeased me early Tuesday. Since then I haven't been able to eat anything other than liquids and bread. Yesterday and today I've managed to keep down pudding cups (mom was cool enough to get me plenty upon request for some flavor) and a couple of chicken nuggets (not McD's). I think I'm loosing weight though whoever above knows I'd prefer not this way, especially since I never feel hungry and the lack of proper nutrition leaves me with a consistant headache.
Good news is that I was sent home with the really, really good antinausea medication that knocks me out in 2 mins or less for at least 5 hours no matter how hard you try to wake me up. The bad news is that they're rectal suppositories. >.< Oh well, they're making it so I can actually eat things other than liquids so I'm happy, and I don't always need to use em. Still have to take it real easy though which is frustrating since I'm a fairly active person. Getting a lot of reading done though!
My last week of the quarter is next week! It's so wierd but i enjoyed it!!! :D Final projects due so I need to get crackalackin!