Letter to Max
Dear Max,
Being in the emergency room last week sure was not fun 😕 especially when it appears I came out worse than when I went in 😪
My initial reasons for going were not for my facial pain (because I knew there was nothing they could do for that) or for my stomach issues, something that I have also dealt with for most of my life (severe Ibs with constipation) They were for weight loss, fatigue and some female issues
After being home now for three days since being under observation for two days and admitted for two days, I only discovered a few things
One, I can become hypoglycemic quite quickly, after my very first low blood sugar attack, in which my sugar was 57, and I felt as though I was going out of my body. 😪 and through the ceiling (extremely new and frightening feeling) 🫣
Two, the “new pain pills the doctor gave me (more opiates) morphine and oxytocin have made me so constipated that I still can not eat at all. They also do not relieve the facial pain 😪
Three, take heed when the staff says you have an ileus ( the intestines stop working properly leading to a blockage in the digestive tract) vs having severe constipation because having a tube put down your throat and into your stomach while awake is quite excruciating as well as, in my case, quite. unnecessary.
Four, I did consume my first actual “meal” in likely years. It was a creamy and gooey CHEESE OMELET with some breakfast potatoes 🥔 I don’t remember when I have tasted something, so yummy 😋
I also consumed my first real sugar in some dannon yogurt 😋 and some fruit 😋 it tasted like heaven 😋
Five, Unfortunately, however, in doing so, I was reminded how much these foods trigger pain flare-ups and was again reminded that these things should never be consumed again. 😢
Now, I have been home for three days, and my stomach is much worse (i.e., I am unable to eat a bite), and the reasons I initially went in, the unexplained weight loss, the extreme fatigue, and the female issues are no different.
I have not been able been able to to cleanse my stomach of any waste products whatsoever since I left the hospital 😪
Laxatives and fiber do not work for me. and I am beginning to fear having to go back and developing an actual ileus (for which you need surgery, and that was the reason for the stomach tube)😪
Why couldn’t they have corrected this when I was there? It’s been a really rough two weeks. I just pray things might get better 🙏
Meowmmy ❤️
LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN WITH ANNA AND MAX 