if youve ever driven over one speed bump, you know that there will probably be a second. your reaction is to slow down enough so you can anticipate the next one and avoid blowing your tires or causing damage to your vehicle's undercarriage.
By 6.30am I was so exhausted from being in pain that I just fell right asleep. I woke up an hour later and felt the lingering ache in my tummy. It was that same lingering discomfort that I had been feeling for about a week. I chalked it up to being a side effect of the Prednisone.
I woke at 4am Wednesday with the most painful, stabbing stomach pains I have ever experienced. For fear of the hassle of going to the ER at 4am, I decided to suffer through the pain and try to sleep.
By 6.30am I was so exhausted from being in pain that I just fell right asleep. I woke up an hour later and felt the lingering ache in my tummy. It was that same lingering discomfort that I had been feeling for about a week. I chalked it up to being a side effect of the Prednisone.
So, basically, I called my Doc at NY Eye and Ear, left a message with his secretary who called me back after she spoke to him and said "STOP PREDNISONE NOW - GO TO THE ER!"
Whoa! Ok Im going now.
I spent the day in the Lenox Hill Hospital ER being poked and prodded and tested and rested and juiced with all sorts of things that would relax my tummy and make me feel "better."
All this, but they couldnt test me for ulcers at the ER.
Im super tired from all these doc appts and emergencies but I have to get through them if I am going to get better. I am about to leave to see my Rheumatologist, and early next week I see a Gastroenterologist who can do an endoscopy and determine the cause of the stomach pain.
I have an appointment with a therapist on Saturday, but I am too tired/financially strapped right now from all the insurance co-pays and not in the mood to discuss things that are bringing me down. It's my birthday weekend, and I am wanting happiness and positivite vibes!
From my body being so weak and tired, I have decided (after MUCH debate/thought) that I need to take one entire week away from working out - including cardio.
I need to heal.
I may walk in the am. May.
Maybe a bike ride. Something! :/
The road to recovery hasnt been an easy one....I guess that means that the end result is going to be that much more worth it!