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

[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.