Sooo earlier this week I felt some odd pains in my belly but they didnt last long. Saturday though the pain became excruciating it really kicked in around 4:30 and it didn't go away. I felt like someone was repeatedly stabbing me and then moving that knife around through my stomach, under my ribcage. It was AWFUL. The man finally decided late around 10 that night that I should go to the hospital because it was getting worse. But first we called our doctor on call. He suggested it was just acid and I should take some antacids and analgesics for the pain. He then said that if it didn't help I should go to our clinic the next morning where they have an on call doctor who could actually listen and feel my stomach. Well that night I never slept as the pain got worse. So sure enough I went to the doctors office. They couldn't figure it out. So they sent me to the hospital to emerg. After tons of tests they determined my pancreas was producing too much of some enzyme causing Pancreatitis but they couldn't figure out what was causing it. I had the symptoms of Gallstones but they didn't see any in my gallbladder. So they did more tests..and that is still all they could think of. So they called in a few surgeons and I was finally told that there was probably only one stone and it had already passed or had at least passed the pancreas and such (The pain had now moved lower and was not nearly as bad as it had been). So I have now got to fill my self with fluids and avoid too much solid food for a bit.
I guess the point of writing today though was to share how well I did the whole time. Not once did I have a panic attack. I did get really tired and cranky at one point which made me slightly anxious but I over came it.
I can't believe given all the pain, and all the time in the hospital and the lack of sleep I did not have a panic attack once.
I am getting better.
Well my anxiety is. ;) and it feels great
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