Apr 30, 2003 12:33
I am slowly but surely returning to normal I thought for a while I would never be the same...the weeks turned into a month and still everyday I wake up feeling discusting and I couldn't eat a damn thing ...after to trips to the E.R and one to my primary care doctor three blood tets they finally found that I had a bacteria in my stomach called H. Pillory and it can cause ulcers and infect them ...well the good news was I wasn't vomitting blood so the chances of my symptoms becoming severe where slim to none finally 500.00 dollars in Doctor's charges and 180.00 dollars for medication I am well aware of my situation and what I need to do to feel better and I have been ....my first trip to the hospital they said it sounds like an intestinal flew the doctor did a blood and urine test checking my kidney's liver and gol bladder everything came out great ...phew a load off my mind or so I thought ...a couple more weeks go by still no appetite and waking up feeling like dying so I visit my primary care doctor and she checks me out does another blood test and I am on my way home with nexium the purple pill that would help with the acid indigestion....well another week goes by it's easter sunday my stomach was in so much pain I couldn't even stand up so I have to skip out on my family's easter dinner and go back to the hospital once again...again another blood test this time specifically to check for this bacteria I get a call two days later..."Shannon, This is the nurse at Clinton Hospital your tests for H. Pillory have come out positive and you need to see your doctor and have her put you on antibiotic" ...well the soonest my doctor could see me was march 1st tomorrow ....but she sent my scripts to brooks in clinton so that I could begin treatment last week...so for two weeks I am on 3000mg of antiotic everyday and on a very strict diet which I won't know untill tomorrow how long I have to do that .... before I knew what was wrong I would having crying fits I couldn't control I thought this is the way it's going to be forever but Ricky held me and reassured me that everything would be alright and he wouldn't let anything bad happen to me ....he has stuck by my side everyday while I have been sick helping me to get food in my system and just relax ...stuck with me through all of my crying fits and moodieness ...although I cannot not indulge in my favorite foods I can indulge in the love that we share and that is better than any food I have ever tasted.