To say the least.
All the madness began last Friday morning. I woke up to a sharp pain to the right of my belly button. After a while it subsided a bit so i continued my day as normal but the pain was always somewhat there.
So come Saturday morning the pain was so bad it woke me up at 5 am which is when my Mama decided that it was better if we just take a trip to the Emergency Room to get some test and see what was going on.
Of course with my luck the first 2 tests they did we inconclusive so i continued to sit there in pain till about 5pm Saturday evening when a Cat Scan showed that it " might possibly be my appendix". The surgerent came in and said that i had 3 options. First the could do "exploritory" surgery and see if it really was my appendix in which case if it wasnt they would take it out any way. Two they could send me home being that the pain was decreasing as the night went on and i wasnt clinically showing signs for appendix problems. ( which means my blood work was perfect, no fever and i wasnt doubled over in pain.) Or three they could keep me over night take me off the pain meds and watch and see how i felt. I went with the third choice. So i got admitted that night.
So Sunday comes and im actually feeling alot before besides the fact that was going on 48 hours with no food. I no longer had the sharp pain in my belly but a dull ache down in my right hip. But nothing that wasnt to bad. So once again they went back and forth all day repeating tests and blood work to figure out what to do. It wasnt until around 4pm that the surgent called back and said that it was up to us if i wanted to have surgery or go home cause he could go either way with this being that i still wasnt showing clinical signs.
This is where i began to lose it. I fel so pressured to make the right decision for my life and all the doctor could say was well you need to hurry up and make up your mind cause if i go home i dont want to have to come back. I mean seriously!!! Isnt that your job? To help others? I didnt realize it was my call to decide if i should have surgery or not if that was the case id be livin large with the money he makes. Anyway inbetween all the crying and hysteria one of the nurses came up with the idea to get a second opinion. Ding! Ding! Best idea anyone had. So an hour later i had Dr. Goad and his p.a Mindy in my room comforting me and telling me what needed to be done. Which was that i had an inflamed appendix and that they were prepping the O.R as we speak. So i didnt have a choice i was going in for surgery within the hour.
I have to say i was very proud of myself. I was scared as hell but i held myself together well as i was taken back for surgery. And the next thing i knew i was out!
And of course hurting but that didnt last for long because the pain meds came to my rescue!
Although they did me dirty when i made some phone calls to a certain someone asking them to sing to me that i have no knowledge of doing. Oops. :)
I got very lucky though. I really had some serious angels by my side because the doctor said i was hours away from it rupturing which could have been very serious you can die from that. I had already had some leakage into my body but they were able to clean it all out really well.
So Tuesday i was released and have been on bed rest since. I'm able to walk around well actually its more of a graceful hobble. But its not without pain. Its getting better though, each day i feel a bit stronger and i can see the wounds healing.
This is what they look like as of right now.
Its kinda hard to see but there is one right below my belly button one off to the left on my hip ( which hurts like a b*tch) and one down lower but i didnt show that one. ;)
I guess on a positive note i havent had to work. Which is a shocker for me. I get 2 weeks off as long as everything heals accordingly.
I also got some very pretty flowers to cheer me up!
And a really cute Teddy Bear in a hospital gown.
But even with these cute things im ready to get better and get back out there. I miss my friends. I want to go to the beach. And believe it or not i miss work. Im sure ill regret saying that in a few weeks.
I still cant believe this all happened. On the weekend i was supposed to go to Miami with Lauren and Angelica i forgot to mention. I was so scared and i dont know what i would have done without my Mommy there with me the whole time. She never left my side. Even exhausted from sleeping in a stupid chair for 3 nights she stayed with me. I cant thank her enough for that. And all my friends and family for being so concerned and wishing me well it means the world.
But most importantly my angels that guided me through all of this.
Baby, Tinkerbell, Shiann, Jimbo, Laura, Lady, and Billy. You all made yourself very known and i felt safe and secure going into surgery with all of you with me. You are all so beautiful and i cant thank you enough for watching over me. I love you all.
Just a reminder to live life everyday and love like crazy.
You never know when you could lose it.
x0 Krista
