by Dave L.
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June 29, 2008

3 hours in the ER

April 17, 2009 06:52 PM EDT
views: 139 | comments: 40

I have been sick all week, so I finally went to the doctor this morning.  He pushed on my stomach and of course it hurt since I've been vomitting and such all week.  So he recommended me to go to the ER to get some blood work and cat scan of the appendix.  3 hours later, nothing wrong with appendix (thankfully) but they tell me the pain in the stomach is from all the vomitting and such I have been doing all week.  AND it could be another week before I feel 100%.  Bland diet for a few days  toast and chicken soup I guess.   UGH   Well at least I'm feeling better and the toast and chicken soup stayed down the last 2 days.  I hope to get back to work on Monday.

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Comments: 40

Christine Z. Apr 17, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
Glad to hear it doesn't seem to be anything serious!
Carol B Apr 17, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
Sorry you have been sick but glad that it is nothing serious. Feel better.
sharon g. Apr 17, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
oh so sorry you have been ill. I am glad you sound like you are on your way to recovery. Take care of yourself this weekend!
Regine R. Apr 17, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
sorry to hear you have these stomach problems and glad to hear its not the appendix. Get well soon
Renee S. Apr 17, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
That is good that they don't think it is serious.
Jo N. Apr 17, 2009, 7:05pm EDT
I hope that you start feeling better soon!
Mooch -. Apr 17, 2009, 7:08pm EDT
I'm sorry, hope you feel better soon
Kati Mills Apr 17, 2009, 7:18pm EDT
hope you start to feel better!
Cynthia C. Apr 17, 2009, 7:22pm EDT
Hope you feel better soon and glad to hear it wasn't anything serious
J F. Apr 17, 2009, 7:27pm EDT
That's a bummer. Glad it wasn't anything serious. Better safe than sorry. I make homemade chicken noodle soup. Too bad you don't live near me. You'd have a pot of it.

Take care.
Deb S. Apr 17, 2009, 7:41pm EDT
An expensive way to determine that you didn't have appendicitis. In an ideal system you would see your doctor in a setting that had lab and access to a scan right there without the cost of an ER visit. Glad you are better though.
norene t. Apr 17, 2009, 7:52pm EDT
Glad you are okay!
Dave L. Apr 17, 2009, 8:31pm EDT
thanks everyone!!
DesertDarlene L. Apr 17, 2009, 10:14pm EDT
Wow, I wonder what caused that? You think it might be food poisoning? Did you eat any pistachios? I'm glad you're feeling better, though.
kendra s. Apr 18, 2009, 5:12pm EDT
Thank goodness it is not your appendix, I had to have mine taken out. I hope that you are feeling better now.
debra g. Apr 18, 2009, 10:34pm EDT
I'm glad you feel better.Mashed potatoes with chicken broth is tasty and easy on your poor stomach.
EDWINA (MISSIE) B. Apr 18, 2009, 11:35pm EDT
hope you get better soon
Victoria H. Apr 20, 2009, 9:03pm EDT
Man, that sucks! I hope you are feeling better soon!! Glad it wasn't your appendix. Take it easy, and drink lots of fluids.
David P. Apr 21, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
Wishing you a Speedy Recovery!!
Ghostly Ghoul Apr 22, 2009, 5:52pm EDT
Yea i have gasterial-somthing - basically stess and OTC pain med have messed up my stomach so for the next few weeks I am on a bland diet too.
Fran S. Apr 23, 2009, 11:15am EDT
hope you're feeling better by now!!
Deb A. Apr 23, 2009, 8:59pm EDT
Hope it wasn't some kind of food poisoning or salmanella. Lots of that going aroundl
Robyn F. Apr 26, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
ugh, hope youre betterr!
Nichole S. Apr 30, 2009, 8:51am EDT
glad to hear you've had something stay down for two days. Hope your feeling better soon.
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Nora C. Apr 30, 2009, 4:18pm EDT
Hope your feeling much better by now.
Marsha S. May 2, 2009, 10:03am EDT
I thought you were going to say appendix since when I had those symptoms and I went to the ER I ended up in surgery having mine removed
Marsha S. May 2, 2009, 10:03am EDT
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Sheila P. May 4, 2009, 10:09pm EDT
Sorry to hear you are sick, hope you get better soon.

Thanks for sharing.
Here to help from Points Nation.
Amber C. May 4, 2009, 10:28pm EDT
Nausea is awful. I mean throwing up is terrible, but constant nausea is just a killer. When I have migraines I'm just thinking to myself, throw up already! I cannot stand the nausea. I hope you feel better very soon.

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Dana F. May 5, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
Ohh, hope you do feel better soon!

-Points Nation
Marie L. May 7, 2009, 3:14pm EDT
I hope you feel better soon!!!
Kathy D. May 11, 2009, 10:12pm EDT
I hope you're better now!
Patti M. May 27, 2009, 3:23pm EDT

Glad you are feeling a little better.  I am so thankful it was something serious.
Patti M. May 27, 2009, 3:24pm EDT

Thank you for your comment on my post.
Ariel K. May 29, 2009, 12:00am EDT

Hope you feel better soon!
Janet Somewhere Up On The Mount Jun 12, 2009, 4:02pm EDT

Feel better. I had that bug it's alful.
Chelsea R. Jun 17, 2009, 11:53pm EDT

im glad its nothing major. hope you are doing better! get well soon! :)
Nurse Nancy S. Jun 18, 2009, 10:41pm EDT

3 hours? You got through the Er in record time. LOL  Although I work in a hospital, I hate ERs.
Debra H. Jun 30, 2009, 10:37am EDT

What an awful experience to go through, it sounds like how I felt when I got food poisoning.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Aug 1, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
Hope you are doing well.

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