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Wel, I'm writing from the hospital with an update. I made an unplanned visit Monday morning fter having anoher horrible weekend of stomach cramps and spasms. Monday morning I woke up around 5 am and felt nauseous and threw up. Two hours later I threw up again and knew it was time to make a visit to the ER since my PCP and GI's offices weren't open yet.
It was pretty quiet when we first got there at 7am and we were taken to an ER room right away. One doctor visit later and I was scheduled to get another CT scan much to my dismay. Though I knew it was necessary to figure out what was going on. I was actually hoping they WOULD see something rather than nothing and just send me home with a laxative or something. Blood results came back normal (which I was glad about since 2 weeks prior my WBC count had come out "low"), but the scan showed a partial obstruction. We waited 5 hours in the ER before they could find me a room....in PEDIATRICS. Haha! It actually was a quieter floor than I imagined it would be and other perks include a Wii, DVD player with movies, and doggie visits! Yes, a cute guy called Chubs came and sat on my bed and tried to lick my face. So cute! One thing my husband, Alan, didn't like is that I already look young as it is, so of course since I was put on he Pediatrics unit everyone addresses me in that "kid tone" and calls him my "dad." He hates that, haha. And another perk of being a Crohnie...they almost put me with a roommate, but decided not to since I have Crohn's. I'm think it has something to do with the need for access to a bathroom at all times. Lucky me because the room I am in is SO small. No idea how another person would have fit in here.
Anyway...they put me on NPO and decided I should take a round of Entocort to help with inflammation and scheduled an upper GI series barium follow-through this morning. Boy was that a breeze! And I think I as so starved for some kind of nutrition and or drink that I downed those 2 barium drinks very quickly. And the nurse said they improved the flavor so it wasn't as chalky anymore. She was right! It just kinda tasted like extra think strawberry milk! Well, it took about 3 hours total to finish of the test since they had to wait for the barium to get all the way down.
Results came back that there was no long an obstruction, just a lot of inflammation. So, the Entocort seemed to be doing its job. Saw some more docs and they all agreed I could start on a clear liquid diet. So, I enjoyed apple juice, and jell-o, and italian ice. And I'm thinking because I was on the Pediatrics floor they included a nice green lolly pop on my tray, haha! They were talking about me being discharged as early as tomorrow morning possibly after eating some soft foods. I'll most likely be discharged with more Entocort and meeting with my GI ASAP to discuss how to change my meds. I know we were talking about startng the AZA beore I was admitted, but one of the other GIs from the same practice mentioned me possibly even getting weekly shots instead of every other week. So, we'll see what he has to say.
I'm excited to get home and eat! My stomach finally started growing earlier this morning and I was able to pass a semi-formed BM! All white from the barium too, haha.
Anyway, that's what's going on! Hope to update from home the next time!
It was pretty quiet when we first got there at 7am and we were taken to an ER room right away. One doctor visit later and I was scheduled to get another CT scan much to my dismay. Though I knew it was necessary to figure out what was going on. I was actually hoping they WOULD see something rather than nothing and just send me home with a laxative or something. Blood results came back normal (which I was glad about since 2 weeks prior my WBC count had come out "low"), but the scan showed a partial obstruction. We waited 5 hours in the ER before they could find me a room....in PEDIATRICS. Haha! It actually was a quieter floor than I imagined it would be and other perks include a Wii, DVD player with movies, and doggie visits! Yes, a cute guy called Chubs came and sat on my bed and tried to lick my face. So cute! One thing my husband, Alan, didn't like is that I already look young as it is, so of course since I was put on he Pediatrics unit everyone addresses me in that "kid tone" and calls him my "dad." He hates that, haha. And another perk of being a Crohnie...they almost put me with a roommate, but decided not to since I have Crohn's. I'm think it has something to do with the need for access to a bathroom at all times. Lucky me because the room I am in is SO small. No idea how another person would have fit in here.
Anyway...they put me on NPO and decided I should take a round of Entocort to help with inflammation and scheduled an upper GI series barium follow-through this morning. Boy was that a breeze! And I think I as so starved for some kind of nutrition and or drink that I downed those 2 barium drinks very quickly. And the nurse said they improved the flavor so it wasn't as chalky anymore. She was right! It just kinda tasted like extra think strawberry milk! Well, it took about 3 hours total to finish of the test since they had to wait for the barium to get all the way down.
Results came back that there was no long an obstruction, just a lot of inflammation. So, the Entocort seemed to be doing its job. Saw some more docs and they all agreed I could start on a clear liquid diet. So, I enjoyed apple juice, and jell-o, and italian ice. And I'm thinking because I was on the Pediatrics floor they included a nice green lolly pop on my tray, haha! They were talking about me being discharged as early as tomorrow morning possibly after eating some soft foods. I'll most likely be discharged with more Entocort and meeting with my GI ASAP to discuss how to change my meds. I know we were talking about startng the AZA beore I was admitted, but one of the other GIs from the same practice mentioned me possibly even getting weekly shots instead of every other week. So, we'll see what he has to say.
I'm excited to get home and eat! My stomach finally started growing earlier this morning and I was able to pass a semi-formed BM! All white from the barium too, haha.
Anyway, that's what's going on! Hope to update from home the next time!
My husband, Alan, thinks it's great that you guys take the time out to write on my page wit all your support! I think it's great too!
