Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Why I am MIA

Don't officially know what is happening to me but here is what is going on and why I can't stay at computer for long periods. After the incident with Penicillin I wrote about I began having pain in my right side. Thought maybe kidney stone so drank lots of water. It not only didn't improve but spread across my back to left. The night before my son was due home, I went to Patient First urgent care thinking perhaps I had a UTI although other than pain I had no other symptoms. Long story ther that started well enough but once I had vitals done and gave specimen and was put in a room, I was ignored. Nothing major going on at the facility. No broken bones or bloody messes coming in. After two hours I decided to take my pain home and write corporate about their poor treatment.That was Thursday night. Friday morning I went to Velocity Urgent Care where I was seen promptly. No signs of infection etc, doc thought muscular problem. Gave me muscle relaxer and anti-inflammatory. Saturday I could barely move and didn't have a great visit with son. Doc at Velocity had said if no improvement in a couple days go to hospital. So I did on Monday arriving just before 7am. Spent 7 hours on IV with morphine and Zofrane. Given different muscle relaxor and told to try Voltaren gel or lidocaine patch for pain and follow up with family doc. Gave it a week but had no improvement. Saw my Internist. He thinks the pain is coming from my spine and being referred along my side. New muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatory drugs, and Tramadol for pain. TOld to bed rest with heating pad and give meds a week. It's been about that now. I can straighten up a little more snd pain is a little bit better. Have to check in tomorrow and expect to be told to refill RXs and give it a little longer. Could be a number of things, doc said. Like pinched nerve, bad disc etc. Can't bear to sit at PC for long but I am working on something for you during my limited time.

3 comments:

tiscrea © - The Netherlands said...

Nice to hear from you, but I wished you would feel better by now. Hopefully the pain will subside soon!

KM said...

I am so grateful to hear from you. I have been worried something fierce! Very sorry for the pain you are in. Praying meds will help until you get diagnosis on the cause. Thank you for the update and take care. We will be here when you are well enough to return.
Kristy

MaryFaye said...

Sherry, you are in my prayers. I hope they are at least ruling issues out now. I hope you are getting relief. Thank you so much for sharing!!