Can't Sleep Yet

[fabrisse]

I ended up going back to the hospital last night. I'd had pain in my lower back for sometime, but it escalated rapidly.


After the diarrhea and vomiting of a couple of days ago, I've been on a bland diet fighting nausea since. I'm definitely better, but the pain and its sudden worsening alarmed me.

Long story short, I have a degenerative disc in my lower back (nothing out of the ordinary for someone my age), but the lack of exercise, lack of fiber in my diet, and inability to swallow my usual medications (which include an anti-inflammatory) meant that I was so constipated the pressure on the disc became excruciating.



So. I'm better or will be soon. I'm going to sleep for awhile.

Comments

[daylyn.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Feel better. I hope that you get some rest. Take care of yourself.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *hugs you and Paddington*

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

Dammit. {{{{{{{ hugs }}}}}}} Back pain like that sucks huge. Sleep comes in little micro-naps.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I was able to sleep for about four hours after I got home, but I still feel ropy as the British say.

{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

Four hours, when your system is wonky from the other stuff, may as well be five minutes. Gah.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I hope you get straightened out soon. *hugs*

Sends Daniel with teddy to help with recovery.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Teddy bears (and Daniels) are always welcomed.

So are hugs. *G*

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

::healing energy & extremely gentle hugs::
I hope this clears up fast.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Me too. I can't really afford the time off work.

I plan to go back and reread the Talia Birthday post when the thought of something more complicated than rice doesn't make me nauseous. :-/ It seemed really cool from the quick perusal I made. *G*

[malnpudl.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. That sounds like pure agony. *empathetic wince and wibble*

I'm glad you went in. And that there's hope for improvement on your horizon. *careful hugs*

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I feel really dumb, going to the hospital for constipation, but I still think I did the right thing.

*hugs back*

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Don't feel dumb, Fabi.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Fabi, I was just thinking about you last night, wondering how you were feeling. I'm sorry you had to go to the hospital again! I hope you feel much better very soon. xoxo

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

A little sleep, a little food, and I'm doing a little better. The nausea is still the worst thing, now that the other issue has been taken care of. I can't eat enough not to feel weak.

[gershwhen.livejournal.com]

PLEASE take care!! I've been fighting a stomach flu for the last day and it was awful enough, you've been fighting for a week and I REALLY hope that this turns around and that you begin to feel better.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I feel like, with my second nap today, I may have turned a corner.

I don't know whether work will be possible tomorrow, but I think I should be bonny enough by Wednesday.

*crosses fingers*