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Sunday morning, started having some abdominal cramps. Still, went over to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zarathrustra94 and turdburgler's for geek fun. Toughed out the pain, but figured I needed to see the doc on Monday. Looking up symptoms online, I suspected diverticulitis. The pain was on the left side, so it wasn't appendicitis, and I didn't feel anything that would make me think it was a hernia. Sure enough, it was indeed diverticulitis. Looks like they caught it early and I just need some antibiotics.
Still, Monday was miserable because my condition didn't give me much of an appetite, so I only had like a couple of crackers for breakfast. And the previous day didn't have much to eat, half a burrito at Qdoba for lunch, and only a bowl of the roomie's homemade stew for dinner. They were able to squeeze me in right before lunch, but then I was off doing x-rays and blood work and cat-scans. I go to KP's Cumberland facility, but I had to drive over to Glenlake for the cat scan. Luckily, I was done and got out of the area before that rush hour traffic on 400/285 got awful.
Had to stop at Publix and get a bunch of soup and jello, because the doctor wanted me on a liquid diet. So I was hungry and had a splitting headache, but I couldn't eat just yet because my stomach was unsettled from the barium I had to drink for the cat scan. But by the time Wheel of Fortune rolled around, got some food in me finally, took some of the antibiotics and I'm feeling much better. Had to go in today for the results of the cat scan, and as I said, they caught it early so the scans showed nothing formed that would require surgery. And the doctor says I could prolly get on solid foods now that the pain has subsided. I'll prolly give it another couple of days, just to be safe. Owel, as long as I can eat solid food by next week (Thanksgiving!) I'm happy.
Monday night TV commentary:
( Chuck )
( Heroes )
zarathrustra94 and turdburgler's for geek fun. Toughed out the pain, but figured I needed to see the doc on Monday. Looking up symptoms online, I suspected diverticulitis. The pain was on the left side, so it wasn't appendicitis, and I didn't feel anything that would make me think it was a hernia. Sure enough, it was indeed diverticulitis. Looks like they caught it early and I just need some antibiotics. Still, Monday was miserable because my condition didn't give me much of an appetite, so I only had like a couple of crackers for breakfast. And the previous day didn't have much to eat, half a burrito at Qdoba for lunch, and only a bowl of the roomie's homemade stew for dinner. They were able to squeeze me in right before lunch, but then I was off doing x-rays and blood work and cat-scans. I go to KP's Cumberland facility, but I had to drive over to Glenlake for the cat scan. Luckily, I was done and got out of the area before that rush hour traffic on 400/285 got awful.
Had to stop at Publix and get a bunch of soup and jello, because the doctor wanted me on a liquid diet. So I was hungry and had a splitting headache, but I couldn't eat just yet because my stomach was unsettled from the barium I had to drink for the cat scan. But by the time Wheel of Fortune rolled around, got some food in me finally, took some of the antibiotics and I'm feeling much better. Had to go in today for the results of the cat scan, and as I said, they caught it early so the scans showed nothing formed that would require surgery. And the doctor says I could prolly get on solid foods now that the pain has subsided. I'll prolly give it another couple of days, just to be safe. Owel, as long as I can eat solid food by next week (Thanksgiving!) I'm happy.
Monday night TV commentary:
( Chuck )
( Heroes )
