Saturday, February 2, 2013

More explosions.

So, you know how I said I was feeling better a couple of days ago?  Well, yesterday I was rushed back to the ER by ambulance because of more severe abdominal pain.  We have no idea what's going on.  Unfortunately, the care at the ER was pretty terrible, but I did get a whole lot of pain meds.  We never saw a doctor, and the PA was confident that I had an eating disorder as soon as she saw me and heard that I had lost a lot of weight.  I know eating disorders are terrible and serious, but that's not what's going on, and it made me feel even more miserable to know that medical professionals were assuming things without even trying to see if anything else was happening.  They don't like us confusing, undiagnosed people.

It was a really rough night, but I am back at school once again and feeling much better... again.   Fruity pebbles have become my post-ER food of choice.

Two of my roommates came to the hospital both times to keep me company until my parents got there.  They told me some story about a porcupine named Fluffy while I was all drugged up.  I'm ridiculously blessed with awesome, selfless friends... who manage to make me laugh even while we're in the ER.  This week has been very, very difficult, but I can't help smiling and thanking God for all of the awesome people who are helping me out.

Please keep praying that we can get this figured out... and for healing.  I have a break in a few weeks, so hopefully we'll make some progress while I'm home that week.  Until then... I'm going to try to stay out of the hospital!