Tuesday Evening Update
The pain in my stomach continues to be uncomfortable, so much so that I have not been sleeping well. As I mentioned yesterday, the pain has been similar to the discomfort I experienced just after my surgery. As such, I’ve been taking two oxycode pills (5mg) every 4-6 hours. My doctor’s appointment today was largely uneventful. She checked me over and said that the pain does not appear to be associated with any problems with my liver or spleen nor was there an indication that my pain was associated with some kind of blockage in my GI system. She ordered an x-ray and a CT scan to try and figure out what was causing the pain in my stomach. The x-rays came back fine but we will have to wait until tomorrow to find out about the CT.
She wants to move me to a morphine based pain reliever, but she didn’t want to switch me prior to my trip to Puerto Rico. That’s right, on Thursday I will be heading to San Juan. For those of you who have been coming to my blog for a while, you’ll know that I was supposed to go to Budapest, Hungary this summer. Unfortunately, my cancer diagnosis prevented me from going, so I made it clear to my doctor that I really (REALLY) wanted to go to PR. (She cleared me to go to PR.)
One of the things she wanted to do was move me to a morphine based pain reliever which is long lasting, so I would only have to take pain pills twice a day. She didn’t want to start me on a new drug when I was heading to PR. Instead, she wrote me a prescription for stronger oxycodone.
So there you have it, the pain is still unexplained, but the doctor is not terribly worried at this point. She’ll know more tomorrow, in the meantime, I’m packing my swimsuit and the suntan lotion.
Don’t forget to send me your international recipes for inclusion in my dutch oven cookbook. More tomorrow.
Merle
Have a blast in San Juan. If you find the Marriott, and there is still a little restaurant in the block to the left as you face the beach called Aqui y alla, or Alli y alla, something like that, I want to tell you that I got the best meal of my life there. The food in general is really expensive everywhere, so be forewarned. Have fun, let us know about it when you get back.
Have a great time in PR! Pain is not good. Unexplained pain is really not good. But it’s good that it looks like your spleen and liver are not involved…
Diane