Thursday, 17 May 2012

Gallstones?

About a month ago a pain in my left side just under the ribcage started, okay nothing to it must be a pulled muscle. Two weeks later the pain was still there so I went to see the doctor, I saw the nurse first and they said it was colic. Take some pills it will be fine in a week...

A week later the pain was still there so back to the doctor I go, the pain had decided to spread to my lower abdomen and there was a sore place on my right. I was told it was nothing more than a stomach issue, take these pills and go home.

Third week in I'm still in pain my movement has become less and less, as too much moving around tends to set off the pain from an ache to stabbing. Once more I go to the doctor I was told its acid, take some indigestion tablets and come back if its not settled... Another week passes I go in again and again I was told its acid, given some pills and told to take them for a week or two. I even pointed out that I had some caffiene just the once during all this time, and it caused me a lot of agony even giving me some breathing problems. I was assured that caffiene was unable to cause such a reaction, the pain was now in both sides and spread to my lower back.

Fourth week which was this week to be precise I got my appointment, made it a point to see a completely different doctor. By this time I have become unable to walk from home to town to home again, without suffering a great deal of pain from my sides, lower back and occasionally my lower abdomen. Finally I was told it might be gallstones and that they asked me to be booked in for a scan, sure I have to wait for six to eight weeks for it but I'm finally getting somewhere. Recently though the sore part on my right tends to act up on its own, my diet now consists of my usual breakfast of cheerios but I'm now eating more rice. As rice is good at keeping the attacks down so I don't get those aweful cramps like I did one morning, the pain is still in the various places but sometimes can be felt in between my shoulder blades.

There's one other thing I won't mention here but its safe its not normal, safe to say my roleplay has been cut down upon specially after I really started to get in to Fallen - City of Charm. Still unable to walk around or do much which, is not only frustrating to me but to my family too. As I have a harder time now cleaning the house and doing my regular chores, even my boyfriend has to be a little more careful with me than usual. Thank fuck he came to visit me, I was getting really down recently. There you have it... I wish I could stay healthy for longer than three bloody months, would be nice.

On the upside though I got discharged from my eye doctor, as my double vision has almost cleared up and my eye muscles are looking loads better than before. Gotta have something to be thankful for.