Ok, that was a lot of not fun

[clevermanka]

So. Yesterday I went home early. Not feeling well. Missed the burlesque show at Jackpot Saloon that I've been looking forward to for weeks and also missed a phone call I really really would have liked to answer. Boo, boo, boo. Suxxor. But at least I got about 12 hours of sleep.

Woke up this morning feeling eh, but not bad enough to stay home. Bit of a sore throat and stuffy nose. Nothing bad. And I did get my flu shot so I Do Not Have Teh Flu! At least that's what I keep telling myself.

But then about half an hour ago, I decided maybe it was time to eat some breakfast here at my desk. Ate two bites of a granola bar and BANG! Terrible terrible stomach pain. Not quite on the level that it was a couple weeks ago, but pretty bad. The pain passed very quickly, but I'm a bit concerned. The milky tea seems to be doing ok, thankfully.

The current eating situation, that I thought was somewhat resolved, seems to have taken another unannounced left turn.

*sigh*

Comments

[arian1.livejournal.com]

Gah! You guys are getting racked up left and right out there :( I suggest we all medevac to..oh...Hawaii. I hope you feel better and be gentle on the stomach :/

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hawaii would be FABULOUS. I bet if I was there, I could drink my weight in Mai Tais and never get a single stomach twinge.

[arian1.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Mai Tai.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

I'm applying to go to school there.
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/pharmacy/
Come and visit?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hellllooooo, Hilo! Visit? You betcha!

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

I'd love the chance to sneak you into my dormroom.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Time for the doc, missy!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I fear it's just stress and general life bullshit. Nothing a doctor can give me for that.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but a doctor would be able to rule out whether it is stress and life bullshit or actually something that needs to be addressed, you know...


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

I know.

It's just $30 co-pay. To have them say Oh sorry! Here, maybe you can try this medication that may or may not be on your forumulary and may or may not work...Bah.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

I'm not suggesting you go to a GP, I'm suggesting that you go to the GP only for a referral to an actual gastroenterologist.

Aside from the fact that they can test you for actual ulcers (another person on my friends list is indeed being tested to day for that, after putting it off forever and assuming it was NSAID irritation)...

The gastroenterology field has come a long way since they thought that ulcers were caused by stress.


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It's definitely something I should consider, I know. I guarantee when I get a diagnosis, my LJ friends will be the first to know.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Well, that other chick said that the stuff you drink for the test (for the bacteria that cause ulcers) is extremely tart, but although the test results have yet to come back the nurse told her that it is probably the bacterial infection because she started belching immediately after drinking the stuff.

However, the entire procedure seemed pretty painless from her description.

I know it's a fucking pain to deal with doctors. I just really hate the idea of you in pain, ya know?


D.

[motherteresatoo.livejournal.com]

Hey...a few months ago I had a similar issue and couldn't actually eat more than a bite of anything before my stomach would go into gnarly cramps. Bad news. I did finally go to the doctor because I was in pretty constant pain and they gave me those "little purple pills," they pretty much halt acid production, which I took for one week (though they were prescribed for 2 weeks) and it hasn't bothered me since. Maybe you've got a similar acid issue going?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Prilosec?

Yeah, that's a thought. I used to have to take Zantac pretty regularly. Maybe I should just start taking those again regularly for a week or so. At least Zantac is available OTC now.

[mesniu.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear of your troubles. You might talk to angel_in_purple about her troubles with eating lately. Well, over the last year, anyway. I don't know if it would help, but you might be able to commiserate over the issue.

But this does explain why you weren't at your desk when I was trying to take care of my enrollment yesterday (I still need to go up tomorrow or Friday to walk a single sheet of paper from one end of Strong to the other, which completes the process). After I took care of my business, I happened through Wescoe to say hi. You should've seen it--it was quite amusing hobbling the campus on crutches. One guy with a cane stopped and waved. Very strange.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I missed you.

One guy with a cane stopped and waved

Gives new meaning to "brothers in arms." Hope your ankle is better soon!

whaa-haa????

[themadblonde]

You're on CRUTCHES??? WTF??????

Re: whaa-haa????

[mesniu.livejournal.com]

You evidently didn't read the last three lines of my most recent post.

I was off lj for a week...

[themadblonde]

JEE- zus, I'm gone for 10 days & you end up on crutches!!!

*grumblegrumblegonnagoreadthatfuckernowgrumblegrumble*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yes. I'm done with the stress now, thanks. Can this be finished? Please? Please? Gahhh!!!! I know I'm fucking up my metabolism, but dude: PAIN.

*sigh*

[breaca.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you're feeling icky!

On the bright side, you've still got the hottest legs in the room! ;)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, baby-cakes. My legs *love* you.

I've managed to (slowly, with teeny tiny bites spaced out over the past six hours) finish one of these granola bars. Progress!

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, the influenza vaccine is not 100% effective against every strain of flu virus. You might be "lucky" and still have the flu...!