Another trip to the ER

May 09, 2013

On May 7, 2013, I had a very scary episode that landed me with a second ER visit this year.  I was out to lunch with a large group of coworkers and not eating anything out of the ordinary - chicken fajitas, meat and veggies only.  I took two bites of my food and felt nauseated and pains in my pouch just below my rib cage.  I was unable to expel anything in the bathroom.  The pains got increasingly worse very quickly and felt like sharp, stabbing waves of pain that had me doubled over.  They were so serious that I was screaming loud obscenities.  A coworker rushed me to the ER where the pains continued to increase in intensity and frequency.  It was like my stomach was constricting and then would release.  I thought I was having chest labor pains!  I screamed horribly in the ER until they were able to administer pain meds.  A C.T. scan revealed all organs looked normal - gallbladder, stomach, liver, and colon all looked good.  The pain subsided after about 30-45 minutes and the source could not be detected.  It was a very scary situation and since I don't know what caused it, I don't know how to prevent it in the future.  The doctor ruled out dumping syndrome since I did not have diarrhea and was 17 months post surgery.  She recommended I follow up with a G.I. doctor for some scoping.  Since I'm already rapidly racking up the medical bills this year, I'm thinking of holding off on seeing a G.I. and wait to see if another episode presents itself. 

The amount of issues I'm having post surgery is starting to reveal themselves and I'm beginning to get a little nervous about what my body may be capable of next.

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