What a fun way to spend Easter...
My Easter so far...has been cruddy.
I couldn't sleep last night because of a pain on my right side I've had since roughly Wednesday evening. It got worse, to extremes last night, and ibuprofen just wasn't helping.
Cue 9am. I think I must've only had an hour or so of sleep. I'm exhaused, and in so much pain i'm actually whimpering. The two didn't make for a great combo, and soon found myself in tears.
10am I call my mom to ask if a) the walk in clinics would be open today and b) if I should do that or go to emergency again. She promptly left, suggesting Emergency and offering to take me again.
Course right after i hang up with her, my partner for my French dialogue calls. We've been trying to get in touch with each other for the past week or so, and it just hasn't worked. So she asks if we can have a half hour conversation in an hour or so. "Well, I'm not sure, actually. I'm on my way to the emergency room" Thankfully she was very supportive and suggested I take care of my health rather than worry about school. Extensions are our friends!
Anyway, so arrive at Emergency at 11:15am. I'm tired, still in pain, and have a long wait ahead of me. Do the whole urine thing and sit and wait.
2 hours later, i'm called in. Horay. "Now lets see if we can find a place to talk." the doctor says. It was SURPRISINGLY packed (like, even more so than when we went 2 months ago on a FRIDAY NIGHT!). We find a spot, he asks questions, writes stuff down, then has me lie down so he can start his poking. Well, nothing hurts when he's poking, it just huts when I move.
"It's too high to be ovaries or appendix, and too low to be galbladder. I don't want to pursue this. go home, take some advil, and if it persists we'll have to pursue"
....i've been taking ibuprofen for it since it started. In fact, since before that becuase I just finished my period and was cramping. The ibuprofens' not helping anymore!
So then we're asked to sit and wait while they hunt for my urine. Because apparently they can't label it and lost it. Great.
they find it and we're asked to wait for the results. Finally, we get them half an hour later.
"there's no infections, but we're still waiting for the pregnancy test"
....are you KIDDING me? A) I've told everyone I've spoken to that I just finished my period yesterday, and B) if you want a pregnancy test, let me whip over to the nearest drug store and I'll call you with the results.
I mean seriously. I knew they were running the pregnancy test, but... lets think about this logically for a minute!
So here I am. Once agian in pain. Once again not having any explanation. i have been dismissed because I LOOK healthy.
Now I'm left wondering just how long I wait before going back and saying "Hey, I was here on the 12th and it's not gone yet" becuase that's bound to happen.
And I have to go to a family dinner tonight, which is usually pressing for me, let alone when I'm in pain and have only had an hour of sleep. I'm still sitting at the "I'm tired, frusterated, and in pain, so I cant' help it if I cry" stage. It's great fun.
And lets not forget about finals this week. That's stressful to the point that I'm going to go insane...
So story short, I hopw you're all having a better Easter than I am! And that the bunny was good to you ;)
I couldn't sleep last night because of a pain on my right side I've had since roughly Wednesday evening. It got worse, to extremes last night, and ibuprofen just wasn't helping.
Cue 9am. I think I must've only had an hour or so of sleep. I'm exhaused, and in so much pain i'm actually whimpering. The two didn't make for a great combo, and soon found myself in tears.
10am I call my mom to ask if a) the walk in clinics would be open today and b) if I should do that or go to emergency again. She promptly left, suggesting Emergency and offering to take me again.
Course right after i hang up with her, my partner for my French dialogue calls. We've been trying to get in touch with each other for the past week or so, and it just hasn't worked. So she asks if we can have a half hour conversation in an hour or so. "Well, I'm not sure, actually. I'm on my way to the emergency room" Thankfully she was very supportive and suggested I take care of my health rather than worry about school. Extensions are our friends!
Anyway, so arrive at Emergency at 11:15am. I'm tired, still in pain, and have a long wait ahead of me. Do the whole urine thing and sit and wait.
2 hours later, i'm called in. Horay. "Now lets see if we can find a place to talk." the doctor says. It was SURPRISINGLY packed (like, even more so than when we went 2 months ago on a FRIDAY NIGHT!). We find a spot, he asks questions, writes stuff down, then has me lie down so he can start his poking. Well, nothing hurts when he's poking, it just huts when I move.
"It's too high to be ovaries or appendix, and too low to be galbladder. I don't want to pursue this. go home, take some advil, and if it persists we'll have to pursue"
....i've been taking ibuprofen for it since it started. In fact, since before that becuase I just finished my period and was cramping. The ibuprofens' not helping anymore!
So then we're asked to sit and wait while they hunt for my urine. Because apparently they can't label it and lost it. Great.
they find it and we're asked to wait for the results. Finally, we get them half an hour later.
"there's no infections, but we're still waiting for the pregnancy test"
....are you KIDDING me? A) I've told everyone I've spoken to that I just finished my period yesterday, and B) if you want a pregnancy test, let me whip over to the nearest drug store and I'll call you with the results.
I mean seriously. I knew they were running the pregnancy test, but... lets think about this logically for a minute!
So here I am. Once agian in pain. Once again not having any explanation. i have been dismissed because I LOOK healthy.
Now I'm left wondering just how long I wait before going back and saying "Hey, I was here on the 12th and it's not gone yet" becuase that's bound to happen.
And I have to go to a family dinner tonight, which is usually pressing for me, let alone when I'm in pain and have only had an hour of sleep. I'm still sitting at the "I'm tired, frusterated, and in pain, so I cant' help it if I cry" stage. It's great fun.
And lets not forget about finals this week. That's stressful to the point that I'm going to go insane...
So story short, I hopw you're all having a better Easter than I am! And that the bunny was good to you ;)