Well I have a new symptom to add to my list. Vomiting. I've vomited up everything I've tried to eat since Wednesday night.
I DO NOT VOMIT EVER. Up until last night I can count the number of times in my entire life I've ever vomited on one hand. And all but one were because I was stupid and drank too much. The other time was when I was 7 or 8 yrs old and caught a stomach virus.
Surgeons office called thursday and their first available date for my surgery was not until February 25th. I don't have any increase in pain..just the same dull ache on the right side and under my right ribcage.
Of course I'm very distended which makes it a little hard to breathe.
I told her I didn't think I was going to be able to wait that long and told her about not being able to keep solids down and her response was...I'm sorry. Pfffttt.
I called their office yesterday and spoke to the nurse practitioner and told her what was going on, that I saw the doc on Wednesday and that I have an exploratory lap surgery scheduled for a suspected partial obstruction...they're going to move my case up to next week.
But I had to go through an annoying conversation with her...no, I don't still have my gallbladder, no I don't think it's my appendix, no I don't have heartburn or reflux. No I'm not taking anti nausea meds or pain meds nor do I want any. She said well let me call you in some Reglan...it's both an anti nausea med and a motility drug so maybe taking that will allow you to eat. I said, I'm not vomiting because I'm nauseated, I'm vomiting because the food has nowhere to go but back up. No I don't want pain meds...I want to feel the pain so I know whether it intensifies signaling an emergency. She said but the motility part might help move things down so you can eat. I was thinking, do you understand what an obstruction is? I just said ok thanks I'll give it a try. She said as long as I can keep liquids down I'm fine but if it gets worse to call the on call surgeon. Well the on call surgeon is a woman in the practice who doesn't perform the DS. At least my guy has done a few of them and is familiar with the surgery.
So I'm monitoring things very closely and sticking to liquids only. They are supposed to call me Monday to tell me when my new surgery date will be but it should be this next week.
