Adventures in health care--TMI for sure
Behind the cut to protect those of delicate sensibilities.
So Sunday was not a good evening for me. Around about 17:45ish we started having supper and I had to go throw-up after the first bite. See sometimes my esophagus spasms, especially when I'm under stress, and it managed to do that and trap a piece of food. When that happens you can't swallow anything, your breathing isn't compromised, but you can't even swallow your own spit and vomit that back up.
Now this has happened a couple of times in the past--usually I vomit and that is that. This time--nope. I spent over a couple of hours doing off and on vomiting. Well wombatgirl and I started to get worried. Not to mention I was beginning to hurt. Me male, if I admit pain---well it may not be that bad I guess if the stereotype is to be followed. So after a call to Ask-A-Nurse we ended up in the ER.
Me and my stainless steel bowl of vomited spit and mucus. After many hours, tv in a Seventh day Adventist hospital isn't so good, they ended up calling in some people and they got the endoscope and pushed the blockage through. Nice doctor did that, and being good Midwestern, Protestant raised, boy I apologized to everyone for causing such a fuss. (or is that just my personality trait--any of you out there want to weigh in on this?)
So yesterday I had liquid diet for most of the day, and now for the rest of the week I get to eat mushy stuff. Now I have to figure out if my insurance will pay for the "esophageal dilation" to open me up a bit to maybe prevent this in the future. I'm also really sore because funny, your body and throat just isn't designed to vomit for hours on end.
Okay now you know too much. Move along.
So Sunday was not a good evening for me. Around about 17:45ish we started having supper and I had to go throw-up after the first bite. See sometimes my esophagus spasms, especially when I'm under stress, and it managed to do that and trap a piece of food. When that happens you can't swallow anything, your breathing isn't compromised, but you can't even swallow your own spit and vomit that back up.
Now this has happened a couple of times in the past--usually I vomit and that is that. This time--nope. I spent over a couple of hours doing off and on vomiting. Well wombatgirl and I started to get worried. Not to mention I was beginning to hurt. Me male, if I admit pain---well it may not be that bad I guess if the stereotype is to be followed. So after a call to Ask-A-Nurse we ended up in the ER.
Me and my stainless steel bowl of vomited spit and mucus. After many hours, tv in a Seventh day Adventist hospital isn't so good, they ended up calling in some people and they got the endoscope and pushed the blockage through. Nice doctor did that, and being good Midwestern, Protestant raised, boy I apologized to everyone for causing such a fuss. (or is that just my personality trait--any of you out there want to weigh in on this?)
So yesterday I had liquid diet for most of the day, and now for the rest of the week I get to eat mushy stuff. Now I have to figure out if my insurance will pay for the "esophageal dilation" to open me up a bit to maybe prevent this in the future. I'm also really sore because funny, your body and throat just isn't designed to vomit for hours on end.
Okay now you know too much. Move along.