Gastritis

Oh the good times that happened yesterday. I guess my stomach pain wasn't just caused by the Choco Tacos. I woke up yesterday morning with awful stomach pain. Like 100 knives were being jabbed into my gall bladder. It hurt. Bad. I was going to go to the doctor, but after 2 hours of constant pain, I gave up on waiting and went to the ER. I knew they would at least give me something for the pain.

There was no wait, which was nice. I sat there for probably 5 minutes before I got called back. Then, of course, you have to wait for the doctor to come in and violate you in ways you never want to be violated. That was probably the longest 20 minutes of my life. I was all alone, scared, worried, and in pain. 6 o clock rolled around finally so E took A to daycare so he could come be with me. Before he got there, I was already drugged up though. They gave me some zofran, protonix, and morphine. Oh the morphine was fantastic. The heavy chest I got was great... and the nasty taste in my mouth was wonderful as well. But, within a couple minutes, the pain was gone and I felt great!

I had a bunch of tests done. The best was my xray though! The tech asked if I had a stomach study or anything with contrast done recently. I hadn't, so it made me a little worried that she was asking. So, she showed me my insides! It was so cool. I saw basically my whole GI tract. I've only ever seen it in books, but I got to see MINE! It was pretty neat. Yes, I know I'm weird.

After all was said and done, it turned out to be gastritis and possibly an upper GI bleed. But I'm "young and healthy" so it should resolve itself. I get to take protonix for 14 days and go see my PCP next week. I hope it doesn't turn into anything more serious. They may want to do a GI study, which would include a scope down my throat which I am definitely not looking forward to. But, if there is something serious, I'd rather it be caught and deal with a camera down my throat.

Words of Wisdom

Never eat 2 Choco Tacos in a row. The first one might be so tasty that you just have to have a second. But, don't. Just don't.

It's been a while

Does anyone even come here anymore? :p Things around here have be great since the addition of Abigail Rose in February. To read more about her check out her blog. Adjusting to life as a family of 3 has definitely been interesting. There's no way you can fully prepare yourself for it. You don't know what to expect, no matter how many books you read or how much research you do. It's definitely been a fun adventure, though.

Being parents is a whole new world of interesting. I never knew there were so many things people could judge you for. You're baby is so small. Do you feed her? You should feed her more. How long does she sleep? You should wake her up. Never wake a sleeping baby. She needs to be around other kids. She should be kept inside all day long. Don't take her out yet, she's not ready. Don't give her rice cereal. Don't give her pureed foods. Use cloth diapers. Formula is poison. Don't vaccinate. Don't let her sleep on her tummy. Put her on a schedule. Feed on demand. Let her stick her finger in the electrical socket. Okay, that last one I haven't heard yet. But it's definitely interesting to see how many things there are that people can judge you for when all your kid does is eat, sleep, and poop. In my opinion, as long as my baby is happy and healthy, we're doing everything right. She eats when she's hungry. She sleeps when she's tired. And every second that she's awake, we tell her how much we love her. The amount of big gummy smiles she gives us reassures me that we're doing okay here. No judgement necessary. I know, we can't avoid it. Everyone has to put in their 2 cents. But, every baby is different. And every parent is different. That's just how it is.