Loungers...I have missed you ...was in the hospital for 5 days

[greenbriar]

I had pancreatitis

that is one painful thing to have

then some of the things the hospital did was even more painful


Potassium drip IV hurts like a motherfucker

Arterial blood gas test OMG


I look like a pin cushion and am black and blue all up and down both arms

then even tho I am not a diabetic my blood sugers were all wacked out so every finger has been poked

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. Oh shit!

I'm so sorry!

Did they keep you away from food...even the smell of food?

How are you doing now??

:hug: :hug:

[greenbriar]

3. I was NPO for 3 and 1/2 days

I couldn't even look at food

still really haven't gotten an appetite back

I eat because I have to

nothing tastes good or even sounds good


infact, everything smells and tastes like medicine

I am on the road to recovery but still weak and still in considerable pain

[LeftyFingerPop]

4. You'll get better...

I've had it twice...so I understand.

I hope you got some good pain killers in there.

Take good care of yourself!

I'll say a prayer for you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear greenbriar...

Oh, sweetie...

I hope you're much better now...

You will heal...

It just takes time...

Be well, as soon as possible, OK?

:hug:

[Minimus]

5. Oh my! I hope you are better now. Being in the hospital does

suck - sometimes the "cure" is worse than the ailment.

I was hospitalized for ovarian cysts once and they gave me some super strong stuff via IV that burned my veins so bad. I was crying and just begging them to take the IV out. They applied warm compresses to my arms and that helped some. You could actually see the veins in my arm through my skin all reddened. They had to start an IV in the other arm so they could switch off the dosing and give each arm a break between doses.


Did they figure out what caused your blood sugars to get out of whack?


Welcome Back! Please feel better and take care!

[greenbriar]

6. that burning sounds like what I went though with the potassium

the pancreas controls the insulin ect in your body so the illness played a part of the blood suger stuff but also I was NPO for so long and nothing but IV fluids so

the first labs showed my BSL at like 45 which is way low, so they gave me a sugar bolus something then it spiked really high so then after that it fluxuated back and forth finally the last day it was steady around the 95 levels...

[greenbriar]

7. must have been sneaking up on me

I hadn't felt good for a while

[csziggy]

8. Glad to see you back and hope you feel better.

:hug:

[GaYellowDawg]

9. Wow, I am sorry to hear that.

Sounds like you had a really rough time. Here's hoping you progressively feel better.

[Broken_Hero]

10. Damn,

Well, on the good side, nice to see you back...:D :hi:

[AllenVanAllen]

11. I hope you feel better very soon.

Here's to quick ease of suffering greenbriar. :hug:

[auntAgonist]

12. I'm glad you're home and on the road to recovery.

Try not to overdo it and get some rest. I hope you get your appetite back soon and are able to take in some nourishment.

:hug:

aA
kesha

[murielm99]

13. Oh, that is horrible!

I am glad you are back.

I was in the hospital for six days in January, and it sucked.

Take it slowly, rest and heal.

[zanne]

14. I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. I hope you'll feel much better soon.:hug:

[NJmaverick]

15. Sorry to hear that

hope you feel better:hug:

[Pool Hall Ace]

16. Poor sweetie! Here are some warm and gentle hugs for you

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

And prayers and vibes coming your way. Hope you are feeling healthy and pain-free in no time! :)

[bigwillq]

17. Hope you're feeling better.

:hug:

[Inchworm]

18. I sure hope you feel better now

:hug:

[femmocrat]

19. What an ordeal! Glad to hear you are recovering, greenbriar.

:hug: Hope you feel much better today.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. :^( What a crappy week you are having *hugs* Glad you are home now and hope you feel better soon!

[applegrove]

21. Vibes to you. Hope you feel better.

[Bertha Venation]

22. Oh, damn, honey.

I'm so sorry to hear it. :hug:

Please get better soon.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. I'm glad you're back with us...

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery! :hug:

[greenbriar]

24. thanks all...I still can't seem to keep much food down

it is like I can't digest anything

I see my reg doc on Friday and then have to see a gastro doc as well

probably looking at an endo/colonoscopy again

[lightningandsnow]

25. Oh man, that sounds like it sucks hardcore.

I'm sorry, hun.

:hug:

[greenbriar]

26. oh I forgot to mention that my IV infiltrated

and my left arm looks like it has two elbows

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

27. So sorry you were suffering in the hospital

I hope you are feeling better!

[greenbriar]

28. Thanks for all your wishes and good thoughts

Slowly I am feeling better but then I think things are great and have a setback

[ThomCat]

29. I am very, very happy to see you

especially if it means that all that painful stuff is over. :hug:

:loveya:

Wow.

[greenbriar]

30. I still can't hardly keep down solid foods

what is wrong with me?


Just so I could have some nourishment I went and got a smoothie