Crawling out of my hole.

NOLABridesmaid

Guess who thought The Lord was going to call her home this weekend.

 

<me>

GI infection....no more words needed.

 

The sad part is I've had food poisoning like symptoms three times in three months. I'm going to see a specialist, yo. I can't handle another round of this again. This one was different because it's lasted longer than two days.

 

I'm scared to eat anything. <rubs my tummy>

mrsconn23

You poor thing!    I hope the specialist can get you straightened out because being miserable so often is no fun at all.

Oface4eva

OMFG, that's RIDICULOUS nola. 

I wouldn't blame you for forgoing food for awhile....or just casting a healthy side-eye.  What was it attributed to?

GBCK

ugh.  BRAT diet?

I hope you find tasty food that doesn't hate your guts.

NOLABridesmaid

TMI:

I went to the ER because I saw blood in my vomit and the pain was like nothing I have ever experienced.

 

6fsn

Poor kid.  Any pain? 

6fsn

Just saw your TMI.  This sort of reminded me of the start of my gallbladder. 

hmonkey

NOLA -- take care of yourself! there is only one nola.

Oface4eva

NOLA, that alone makes me want to cry.   

NOLABridesmaid

6, you think/

 

They asked about my gallbladder. I have to get it checked.

VarunaTT

Have you kept a food diary at all?  I know diverticulitis can get that bad sometimes.

NOLABridesmaid

I'm going to start. It happened when I went to the Virgin Islands, but I was the only one that got sick. Then, it happened when I ate Mexican in Aug, and now last weekend.

I'm over it.

 

 

NOLABridesmaid

V, that doesn't sound good. Let's hope it's not that.

 

 

6fsn

Certain foods can trigger a gallbladder attack.  The pain was like nothing I've ever experienced.  I took more Vicodin during an attack than I did after my open appendectomy.  It also felt like terrible reflux at times and I'd have terrible vomiting and diarrhea.  I didn't have stones, but my gallbladder just wasn't functioning.

They also checked me for diverticulitis.

NOLABridesmaid

Yes, the pain. I just prayed, no lie. I don't have anything for pain, so I just dealt with it for about four hours.  I drove to the ER when I finally had enough energy. This all happened about 3:00 am, so I didn't call anybody.

 

 

 

 

6fsn

I'm so, so sorry.  My attacks were always at night too.

mrsconn23

That sounds quite similar to what my mom went through before they took her gallbladder out.  I hope you can get relief soon. 

6fsn

TMI ALERT::

My mom was watching my kids and I came home to her white as a ghost saying she needed to call my dad to get her.  It was logistically ridiculous.  She wanted to go home so I drove her to her ED.  She was puking in a bag the entire 45 min ride (that is normally 75 mins).  I was 6 wks pg with Max and doing everything in my power not to puke while driving.

That was her last gallbladder attack. 

NOLABridesmaid

When I go to the GI doc, I'll let him know what my internet friends said. Check the ol' gallbladder.