Nadia’s Scare: Going to the Emergency Room
April 29, 2010This past Monday 4-26-10 I had a scare. I had a sharp pain in my abdomen for 2 days and by Monday evening, it was becoming unbearable. On a scale from 1-10 it was an 8 or a 9. It was like an intermittent sharp pain that felt like stabbing sharp pain on my right side near my ostomy scar. Initially I thought something was happening to my scar but after a CT scan of my abdomen, during my ER stay, the doctor found a small kink in my small intestine, kind of like a kink in a hose. Gas built up near the tangle and made everything very discomforting. GAS HURTS PEOPLE!! You all probably know! Maybe it wasn’t necessary for an ER visit, but it’s better to be safe than sorry, and for everything I have been through, I have to live by that mantra. I’m glad it turned out the way it did. This is the first time in 3 years that I got to leave the hospital the same day I entered. That’s an improvement! See?? Baby steps!
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~Benjamin Franklin
~Nadia
Yes, been there a few times. No ER visits as of the past few years (let’s keep it that way!) but many times following surgery in the first few years (remember, it was over 15 years ago now for me). Be well, avoid NG tubes!