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March 27, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want to Happen #9

This is what I feel like after 3 nights in the hospital. I feel like I’ve entered the Twilight Zone: go to a doctor’s appointment Friday afternoon, get ushered to a bed instead, and they won’t let me out. Of course, today did not go according to plan. Shocker, I know. I had a lengthy […]

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March 26, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want to Happen #8

The doctor is keeping me here another night. He is withholding all food at midnight which means I’m going to stuff my pockets full of cookies and chips. Uh….what I meant to say is, he is wanting to remove my gallbladder tomorrow. We had a good, lengthy discussion this morning. I know I wanted to […]

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March 26, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want To Happen #6

Yup, only lasted 3 seconds in the MRCP machine. That Ativan didn’t do a blooming thing. After a lot of discussion with the tech and full-on panic on my part, we resorted to taking out both pillows so that I could tilt my head back in a very unnatural position and see the opening above […]

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March 25, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want to Happen #5

First a nurse drops this food off and reassures me it’s okay to eat it. I don’t get a chance to eat it because I’m on the phone with Dr. C who has called me from home to apologize that the one test she wanted done cannot be done on the weekends. While I’m on […]

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March 25, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want To Happen #4

What I wanted to do today: go hiking. What I’m really doing: I’ve been in this hospital bed for the past 15 hours; I’ve been awake for 14 of them. They are “withholding food at this time.” Thanks for the texts and prayers. I appreciate them. I would appreciate sleep and food, too, but I […]

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March 24, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want To Happen #3

Fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes was how long my appointment was supposed to be with Doc C. Two hours later, she direct-admitted me to the hospital. And when I say “direct-admitted,” that’s exactly what I mean: she didn’t even let me go outside. I walked from her office right over to the admitting desk and straight […]

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March 24, 2023

That’s Not Something You Want To Happen #2

I’ve been in bed or on the couch all day yesterday, and all day today. And I definitely don’t look like that picture over there. My hair is every which way and my makeup is all smeared from taking 4-5 steaming hot baths, crying, and vomiting. That’s what I get for saying I want to […]

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February 25, 2023

That’s Not Something You Say Every Day #8

All joking aside—I’ve told way too many poop stories and probably hit my record of excessive posting the day before my colonoscopy —I had another episode from 7:00 last night to 7:00 this morning. I was beside myself with pain and midway through the night, I cried to Ken, “I want to go to heaven.” […]

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