So Despite the Internal Bleeding I'm at Work Today.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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So I spent most of the night in hospital with internal bleeding. Yet for some reason I find myself at work this morning.

My only explanation is that my boss is away which leaves me as the only person in the office. Dig a bit deeper and the truth is that I would rather be here with a semblance of normality than at home panicking.

It all started yesterday afternoon at work, when I go to the toilet and notice that the bowl is filled with blood. Hmmm not good, call my GP who is fully booked but can see me at 8pm that night. Ok so I figure I have Crohns, this stuff happens, no biggie, the Doc’s not worried so I wont worry. Later in the day I approach the toilet with trepidation and again more blood. I leave work straight away and go camp out at the Doctors surgery. They fit me in early and the Doc tells me not to stress and see the specialist tomorrow, but if it happens again to go to casualty.

9pm that night, I have been enduring some appalling singing on the Queens Golden Jubilee Party; decide I need a toilet break. Again blood, lots of lovely blood. So it’s off to the hospital. On the way I ring my dad (he’s a doctor but lives interstate), my loving father helps the situation by explaining to me that if I don’t go to the hospital I could bleed to death. Thanks Dad!

Am at the hospital till 3am, the registrar tells me I don’t look sick, but the lab is just running all my tests again as they are as he put it “off the charts”. Seems I have funky blood. As my blood pressure whilst low is stable, they let me go home and tell me to see my specialist straight away, first thing in the morning.

So here I am at work, my specialist is fully booked and is trying hard to work out how to fit me in, the bleeding hasn’t stopped and I am trying not to turn into a nervous puddle on the keyboard.

Bonus of the whole night was that Leechboy came to the Doctors with me after work and then to the hospital so I got to spend 9 hours straight with him (whilst we were both awake). I haven’t done that in months. That was much fun, we laughed, kissed alot, considered doing it in the hospital bed, he watched the doctors poke stuff in my nether regions. Yep as he said “At least you want me there when you go out late at night and let other men poke things in you.” Always the romantic, now I remember why I married him, and why I love him so much.

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leechbabe, while I’ve never had to suffer internal bleeding in any way, shape, or form, that must have been a frightening experience. I hope you feel better soon.

F_X

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Yikes! [sub]Oops.[/sub] I mean, uh, Don’t worry. Eveything will be fine!

Your specialist will see you this morning, right? If not, see somebody else.

I hope everything turns out OK.

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Aiiieee! Well, at least you have a good fella to help you through this. I hope you can get to the doc soon and everything is OK.

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Thanks Flamsterette_X, heresiarch and Geobabe for your kind words. Much appreciated. I

am much less wigged out now than I was this morning. Had a phone consultation with the specialist (wonder how much that will cost?) and am now full of steroids. So I feel super dooper now, which is the drugs talking probably but what the hey. As long as they keep the drugs coming and the ouchies at bay I am one happy Leech:)

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Doh (insert smack head smilie). Preview is my friend.

Just move that “I” down onto the paragraph below it. :slight_smile:

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Glad to hear it’s all working out so far - wow, what an ordeal.

And I’ll second geobabe’s comment about having someone there with you. It sometimes makes all the difference in the world, doesn’t it?

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Oh Yeah!

Leechboy is in for some serious lovin’ (once I regain control of my body). :stuck_out_tongue:

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Ain’t an overloaded health care system fun?

If you want any pointers on how to throw the kind of tantrum which ensures that you’ll be seen by someone other than over-tired, over-worked residents and registrars when you next turn up at ER, let me know.

Under the circumstances, a phone consultation simply doesn’t cut it and while I’m very glad that you’re OK I would suggest that you have a very serious talk with your specialist next time you see him about developing a “strategy” for dealing with situations like this one; especially given the waiting times in our public hospital ERs at the moment.

Once again, I’m glad you’re OK. Hope you’re back to your normal, cheeky self soon. :slight_smile:

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Thanks for the update. I’m very glad to hear you’re feeling better. :slight_smile: