I really am trying hard to stay positive. But man- this week has sucked. My 38th trip around the sun came and went, and I am laid up in bed with severe abdominal pain that is unexplained. Instead of enjoying my bday eating pizza and cakes and drinking yummy hot adult beverages, I am drinking nothing but clear liquids and have only eaten a slice of bread soaked in tea and some yogurt in the past 30 hours. I better feel better tomorrow or I will be pissed.<\/p>\n
My oncologist did not seem to think it was related to chemo, even though I have never really had any stomach issues not related directly to food poisoning, which this is definitely not. It is in one area only – my lower left abdomen- right above my hip. At first I thought it was gas or constipation, but when they all passed without issue and the pain remained, i started doing some research. I know that isn’t always the best thing to do, but viewing symptoms and complaints from other cancer patients leads me to believe I may have developed a diverticulitis. I am hoping by just having a mainly clear liquid diet for a few days it will go away and I can get it looked into later. I have a Dead Milkmen show to freeze my ass off at tomorrow night! I also need to get my tree up all the way and put away the boxes. All I really wanted for my bday was to have my xmas decor up and done.\u00a0\u00a0 pooo.<\/p>\n
I am also still sore from my surgery, so between the ab pain and chest pain, I am back in the dang recliner. It is just easier for me to get in and out of than the bed. Hopefully that project can start soon and we will have a frame before next winter.<\/p>\n
I am going to have to find a nutritionist\/dietitian to help me with all my new restrictions, and add this intestinal issue to the mix as well just in case. If anyone has one they can recommend in the RR\/ATX area , please let me know!<\/p>\n
Besides the negative, there is some positive. I am still here. John is still at my side. He got me the Matt Berry box set that I have been wanting. I’ve gotten some great cards and gifts from friends and family, as well as a ton of messages from friends far and wide. It made me feel very loved.<\/p>\n
Really glad that I found a shrink close to me that I hope I like. I need therapy. I thought I could do this on my own, but I cannot. It is just too much to handle at once. The depression is setting in and it is no bueno . And unfair to John. My constant crying has to be trying. I just want some normalcy back in our lives. I am so tired of being sick and tired.<\/p>\n
Wish me luck, would you?<\/p>\n
Love you all. Please be safe out there with all this crazy weather, and stay warm.<\/p>\n
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I really am trying hard to stay positive. But man- this week has sucked. My 38th trip around the sun came and went, and I am laid up in bed with severe abdominal pain that is unexplained. Instead of enjoying my bday eating pizza and cakes and drinking yummy hot adult beverages, I am drinking nothing but clear liquids and have only eaten a slice of bread soaked in tea and some yogurt in the past 30 hours. I better feel better tomorrow or I will be pissed. My oncologist did not seem to think it was related to chemo, even though I have never really had any stomach issues not related directly to food poisoning, which this is definitely not. It is in one area only – my lower left abdomen- right above my hip. At first I thought it was gas or constipation, but when they all passed without issue and the pain remained, i started doing some research. I know that isn’t always the best thing to do, but viewing symptoms and complaints from other cancer patients leads me to believe I may have developed a diverticulitis. I am hoping by just having a mainly clear liquid diet for a few days it will go away and I can get it looked into later. I have a Dead Milkmen show to freeze my ass off at tomorrow night! I also need to get my tree up all the way and put away the boxes. All I really Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}