TNT
09-20-2007, 10:06 PM
I haven't felt well in months... abdominal pain of the worst kind. My old doctor used to joke that I had the strength of ten ordinary men, so if I said I hurt, I was really hurting.
Well... I was really hurting. I'd be sitting at my desk, seeing stars and having people gather around to see if they should call an ambulance.
I finally went to the doctor a few weeks ago. He thought it was either gall stones or a really, really bad ulcer, all mixed with some intense stress. He ran test after expensive test (I have good insurance, and let me tell you I appreciate it more all the time).
Anyway, we treated for ulcer while we did the tests. I started feeling better. Monday, the tests confirmed it was an ulcer.
It's not a good thing... but compared to the alternatives -- given the level of suffering I was going though -- it was probably the easiest to treat.
Which still left stress. My doctor is really old school... he said, "What I want to do is put you down for a day. Here's some strong tranquilizers... every time you feel like you want to get out of bed, take one... two if necessary... until you go back to sleep.
So, I slept for like 36 hours.
I feel great today.
Well... I was really hurting. I'd be sitting at my desk, seeing stars and having people gather around to see if they should call an ambulance.
I finally went to the doctor a few weeks ago. He thought it was either gall stones or a really, really bad ulcer, all mixed with some intense stress. He ran test after expensive test (I have good insurance, and let me tell you I appreciate it more all the time).
Anyway, we treated for ulcer while we did the tests. I started feeling better. Monday, the tests confirmed it was an ulcer.
It's not a good thing... but compared to the alternatives -- given the level of suffering I was going though -- it was probably the easiest to treat.
Which still left stress. My doctor is really old school... he said, "What I want to do is put you down for a day. Here's some strong tranquilizers... every time you feel like you want to get out of bed, take one... two if necessary... until you go back to sleep.
So, I slept for like 36 hours.
I feel great today.