ER visits and all that stuff

Last week was a somewhat frightening week. It started off well and then, we took a turn ...downward. Wednesday nite I experienced pain like a gall bladder attack. Not so unique you say. Well, it is when you had it out several years ago. So I thought I had eaten something that didn't agree with me or it was Honey's cooking!

On Thursday morn it was still there. So off we went to the doctor's. Went thru the drill and he said "Well it can't be your gall bladder 'cause you don't have one". So process of elimination he thought it might be pancreatitis and drew blood for analysis. Going home with pain meds, a diet and scared *&&^^%$$##%, I thought OMG this is bad. You see, my ex-hubby died of this this past fall and I was scared. Didn't let on to Honey. I was too scared. Saturday dawned bright and beautiful as the Dr said "All your levels are just fine. It's not pancreatitis. How's the pain?" I answered, "Actually okay." Instructions that if it got worse, call or go to ER.

So that afternoon I thought I would shower - the first time in 3 days! I bent over to reach the shower controls and WHAM! I felt like I was gonna kiss the floor. I showered - wasn't going to the hospital without it. Remember your Mama's warning about always wearing clean undies??
So Honey (thank the good Lord for him) took me to the ER. They were quick and efficient - read as, got me on pain meds real quick! Actually, they were great and so busy. After a few tests and an ultra sound they said "You have gall stones". I had no idea that this could happen.

So now I am waiting for the Gastro Dr. to call with an appointment. Hopefully, tomorrow. If not, his intake nurse-type is a customer, lol. Never hurts to call your friends. Truthfully, I just want to get this over with. It hurts and I don't do well with pain.

And it gets in the way of my knitting- seriously. It hurts to raise my right arm so I cannot knit. All this down time and I cannot knit. I am so bored. Reading, TV etc aren't near as much fun when you can't knit.

My thanks to Honey (he's a knight in shining armor to put up with me), Rae-Ann, Marcia and Janice who have pitched in, taken over and relieved my mind that the shop still functions and the beat goes on. I will be floating in and out until this is taken care of. God willing, I will come roaring back with lots of grat ideas. So keep tuned in.

Thank you!