Week 16: Sweet Relief!

As everyone already knows, I had the pleasure of spending last Sunday night in the ER with increasingly severe abdominal pain. The first thing done was an ultrasound to determine that the baby was okay... With that concern out of the way, they proceeded to treat my pain with morphine, surprisingly... Shortly thereafter, I was advised that admittance to the hospital was the best course of action so that my symptoms as well as the baby's health could be monitored more closely. All I wanted to do at that moment was go home to my comfortable bed (ER beds are horrendous) and sleep, so the news wasn't exactly welcome. But obviously, I didn't have much choice. Once in the women's center, I was made much more comfortable, but sleep isn't exactly easy to come by in the hospital with people waking you up to take vitals and such. 1 out of 2 isn't so bad, I guess.

The next morning brought a variety of doctors asking lots of questions and poking at my sore belly and it was decided that IV steroids along with antibiotics should be able to get the inflammation in my gut to calm quickly. Paired with a clear liquid diet, I was feeling pretty good by the end of Monday, even though I still hadn't slept! Unfortunately, the introduction of more substantial food proved to not be so easy. But the medications were slowly working, and by Thursday I was able to eat "normal," albeit low-residue food and be released.

Since my little vacation, I've been able to expand my diet a little and am now sleeping almost through the night, which has helped considerably. Unfortunately, the Crohn's is directly related to stress. (Hmmm.... you think the plumbing issue might have had something to do with pushing me over the edge?) So, having been laid off from work on Monday, I have some concerns about my continued recovery... So, I'm doing my best to keep a calm state of mind, I'm focusing on what I do have control over. Everything happens for a reason, even if it may not be obvious at the time.