(Here I am looking oh so pathetic typing away. Man I am really white!)Okay. For the last seven days I have felt like someone is strangling me. Literally. It is awful. A few days later I started feeling like someone was standing on my chest. Ouch. Which makes me slump over (standing up straight hurts and I breath shallowly too). I can't really eat or drink because that makes the whole condition worse. The pain lasts all day no matter if I eat or don't.
...Feeling bad for me yet? So, Friday at 5:30 I realized, "holy cow!" I feel awful and thought I should go see my doctor. Which of course I realized this once the office was closed. Just going to tough it out. Well I could hardly stand it so Saturday I called, she told me to go to the ER. I did; they ran every imaginable test with no clear diagnosis. So they released me to go see a ENT and GI specialist. But not before the head ER doc insults Chad and I. How you ask?
He comes into the room and says. "We're releasing you to go home for the next two days but want you to know that we think there is something really wrong here and that you must get into those specialists Monday first thing." (here's the insulting part)... "I learned long ago from my mentor that when people give you crazy symptoms that you should believe them because their not smart enough to make them up."
He left the room with that and Chad and I both looked at each other and did a totally UN-politically correct move in making retard pumps to our chests at the exact same time, we truly are one in mind (and super-mature). Upon doing the move that brought us back to our childhoods, I got dressed and we left.
So, Monday I got into the ENT specialist and he said I had a nasty infection behind my vocal chords, (when he asked me if it felt like someone was pushing on the back of my esophagus super hard, I started to cry because it just hurts so bad). He gave me a script for some steroids and said I should feel better in a few days. It's been two days and I feel worse! AGGHHH! Has anyone felt anything like this before and if so what in the heck is wrong with me! HELP!
I knew it!! All the jerk doctors that can't tell their sphincters from their sphenoids do go to Texas!
ReplyDeleteDid the ENT put you on an antibiotic? What steroid and what dose? Have you tried any ibuprofen?
Sorry...it does sound miserable, and it's hard to tell exactly what's going on.
Feel free to give me a call if you think I can be helpful. (I can definitely tell that it's not a pediatric cancer - so it's out of my league, but still happy to help)
-Nate
Oh, I so understand your pain. I am having crazy gallbladder disease symptoms (horrible indigestion and stomach pain), but have been to 3 different doctors, and had an ultrasound on my abdomen which showed no gallstones or anything that would indicate a problem with my gallbladder, but yet here I am, sick as a dog. Gosh, I have no ideas or advice for you, but believe me, I can understand your frustration. Best of luck in finding out what in the @!%* is wrong!
ReplyDeleteMan, that sucks, girl. I hope it gets figured out soon for you. In the meantime, DEMAND pain relief: I prefer things like Vicodan & Oxy-Contin... ;)
ReplyDeleteCall me I think I know someone in Dallas that may be able to help you.
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SO SOrry!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish there was something I can do. Hang in there and keep trying to figure it out!!
Dang. . . . i was having something very similar a long time ago, CAT scan and everything, and they couldn't find a thing. WEIRD.
ReplyDeleteI say go get a second opinion if this doesn't get better soon. This time, maybe you could go to a doctor who think you aren't so dumb??? Hee Hee! I really hope you feel better.
Oh girl, I hope you get feeling better soon. The sickest I've ever been was last year for about a week. I had sores in my mouth and all down my throat with fever, shakes and all. It'll be over soon, hang in there!
ReplyDeleteAre you feeling any better??? I hope you are well!
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How are you doing Jamie? I hope all is well and that you are feeling better. Hang in there friend.
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