OK for those of you who talk to me on a daily basis you pretty much know the ins and outs of what has been happening. This is for those who kind of care about me and wonder where in the hells I have been, heard I have been sick. Or were possibly secretly hoping that I have fallen off the face of the earth.
Yes I have truly been very sick. What started off as having a couple of really killer migraine headaches has turned into something more serious. All joking aside I am very sick. To quote Arnold "It's not a tumoa" meaning I do not have a brain tumor.
While I was having problems with my head I was also having a couple of stomach issues that I thought were no big deal. Apparently that is what I get for thinking. I pushed them to the back of my mind and didn't give them much thought... I attributed not being able to eat to having the migraines and didn't even think about it. After two weeks of not being able to keep anything solid in my system however I started to get a bit worried. Then the real trouble began. For about three days the only thing I could eat was broth and drink was water. This was ok other than the fact that once it got past my throat it turned to razor blades. Once again for those of you who know me well.... then you know that I am stubborn and refuse to be beaten by anything. So I accepted the fact that this was happening and waited for it to pass. It didn't. It began to get worse and I got to the point where is was so painful that it order to drink water I had to lay on the bed panting for 20 minutes afterwards because of the amount of pain I was in.
After being berated on the phone for two days by my sister Julie about taking better care of myself , I was "convinced" that I needed to go into the ER and be seen. By convinced I mean that my family conspired behind my back and basically kidnapped my ass and made me go. I am happy that they did. I found out that I was really very sick and wouldn't have lasted a lot longer if I hadn't gone and been seen.
I have a Hiatal Hernia, which for those of you who don't know is where the upper part of the stomach comes up through the diaphragm where your esophagus enters your stomach. The opening is only large enough for your esophagus so there is a lot of pain involved and it causes some of the acids from your stomach to be forced back up through your esophagus (acid relfux.) I also have Pancreatitis this is a condition that causes the pancreas to over produce a certain stomach acid ... which because of the hernia is forcing more of that into my esophagus. I also have Gastritis that is caused by a bacterial infection that I have. And lastly I have had a Gall Bladder or Gall Stone attack.
What all of this is coming to is that I will soon be having at least one if not two surgeries to repair the damage to my stomach. I have had little energy lately to be online. I just wanted to let those who cared know that I was still alive and at least twitching my limbs a bit. When I have energy I will be around. I will keep everyone updated.
