Spiky Bugger
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Yeah...triage now...when I get a room, I'm going to tell them I'm just here for the Dilaudid....
I am kind of looking forward to my hernia repair, just so I can get some Dilaudid.Yes, narcotics, the silver lining on the black cloud of the kidney stone. Get those labs done while you're there, too.
Since you are back in the state... I just learned recently that my hospital has a very successful program that treats pelvic floor dysfunctions like, oh, interstitial cystitis and such. Will your insurance allow you to cross the Orange Curtain and see the folks at St. Jude? If so, and if you are interested I can get you links to get you started in checking out what's available.
Hope the ER is keeping you appropriately loopy.
I am surprised the doctor didn't choose a loop sparing diuretic like Aldactone instead. With your malabsorption issues I would have thought this would be a no brainier decision for him/her. My guess is that you are not only low on potassium from your diuretic, but possibly sodium as well. The drug works by using sodium as a sponge for serum fluids, and both the fluids AND sodium are excreted by your kidneys, along with your precious potassium. The muscle cramping is a classic sign of dehydration and/or electrolyte imbalances. Yes, even though you have too much fluid in your vascular system due to cardiac insufficiency, you probably have too little in your tissues. I'm also curious about your heart rate and rhythm. While 50-60% occlusion is certainly not ideal by any means, I've seen folks with far worse who were asymptomatic. Of course it depends on which coronary arteries are involved. But there can be other reasons for CHF, and I just want to be sure all possibilities have been considered. You give much to people here almost every day Spiky. I'm so sorry you're having these difficulties.
Unfortunately that is typical of an er and getting admitted. This coming from a guy who has a son who has been in the er at least 30 times the last five years and I have been there myself somewhere between 5-10 times....and often a large hospital is the worst at waiting for a bed. I hope they are at least keeping you full of happy juice.Well then...ten hours ago, I shuffled into this joint...peed in a jar, waited, got poked for a blood draw, and...three hours after arriving, I got into a room.
I had a CAT scan, waited some more.
Doctor said that it would be best if I were admitted. They could control the pain and get IV abx which would be more effective and the uro could see me in the morning.
That was about four hours ago.
It's fucking morning!
Four in the morning.
And I am still in the Emergency Dept...and the abx have not yet been started...and I'm thinking about getting cranky. Because I HAVE abx at home and food and my own pillows.
This is NOT a crappy little hospital. It's not a trauma center, but it has over 500 beds and a decent reputation.
I seem to have slipped through the cracks.