LilliesPad
06-09-2006, 07:49 AM
Hi Everyone,
I havent posted for a while now. I been through a bit of **** lately. Was hospitalized last week for severe stomach pain. My bloodpressure was also out of wack, was dehydrated and couldnt stop vomiting. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sick.gif
Ended up staying there for 4 days, 2 of which were spent with a tube down my nose into my stomach to pump out all the contents - couldnt have anything by mouth-not even water. Then the last 2 days were clear liquids and jello. After all the bloodwork, ct scan, exrays,etc. they said I have thickening at one end of the small intestine, dialating and inflammation of the intestine and an "obstruction" in the bowel. Not a blockage that they could see so no surgery (thank God) but the barium wouldnt move through and pooled in some spots. They sent me home with lots of laxatives, stool softeners and a strict high fiber diet.They were thinking maybe Chrones disease but I had a colonoscopy 2 days later and the gastro doc said he didnt think it was but he did a biopsy which the results arent back yet for so we'll see. But he did say the 3 bleeding ulcers have mostly healed and said the pain isnt from that. Anyway, I wasnt home even a week when the pain got so bad again I went to the urgent care department of the clinic where my GP practices. Luckily he was on call that night - he took more xrays and blood work and gave me a pain shot and sent me home. He wanted to hospitalize me again but I said no. I just am getting so frustrated and depressed lately. I still dont have a firm dx from my rheumy on the SLE - even though he and my GP both call it that when they do their patient notes at my visits. I guess my bloodwork isnt confirming it yet?? But now with all this stomach stuff going on possibly Crohns or maybe some other disease I will have to cope with too. My rheumy says stomach problems are common with Lupus but usually not the severe stomach pain - anyone have any experience with any of this? BTW my rheumy said at my last visit that I'm probably developing Sjogrens now too. He doesnt want to run the tests for it though until I'm past all the stomach probs.Sorry for ranting, and for the long post but I just feel so sick of it all. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tantrum.gif
I havent posted for a while now. I been through a bit of **** lately. Was hospitalized last week for severe stomach pain. My bloodpressure was also out of wack, was dehydrated and couldnt stop vomiting. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sick.gif
Ended up staying there for 4 days, 2 of which were spent with a tube down my nose into my stomach to pump out all the contents - couldnt have anything by mouth-not even water. Then the last 2 days were clear liquids and jello. After all the bloodwork, ct scan, exrays,etc. they said I have thickening at one end of the small intestine, dialating and inflammation of the intestine and an "obstruction" in the bowel. Not a blockage that they could see so no surgery (thank God) but the barium wouldnt move through and pooled in some spots. They sent me home with lots of laxatives, stool softeners and a strict high fiber diet.They were thinking maybe Chrones disease but I had a colonoscopy 2 days later and the gastro doc said he didnt think it was but he did a biopsy which the results arent back yet for so we'll see. But he did say the 3 bleeding ulcers have mostly healed and said the pain isnt from that. Anyway, I wasnt home even a week when the pain got so bad again I went to the urgent care department of the clinic where my GP practices. Luckily he was on call that night - he took more xrays and blood work and gave me a pain shot and sent me home. He wanted to hospitalize me again but I said no. I just am getting so frustrated and depressed lately. I still dont have a firm dx from my rheumy on the SLE - even though he and my GP both call it that when they do their patient notes at my visits. I guess my bloodwork isnt confirming it yet?? But now with all this stomach stuff going on possibly Crohns or maybe some other disease I will have to cope with too. My rheumy says stomach problems are common with Lupus but usually not the severe stomach pain - anyone have any experience with any of this? BTW my rheumy said at my last visit that I'm probably developing Sjogrens now too. He doesnt want to run the tests for it though until I'm past all the stomach probs.Sorry for ranting, and for the long post but I just feel so sick of it all. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tantrum.gif