tabby take care of self and do what it takes to heal ulcer...and infections are no fun...so be good to self heal heal heal...take it a day at time....hugs bill

Take care sweetie and get that much needed rest :) Hope you feel better soon ! Hugs and love,

Lori

I hope I can get some rest tonight its hard to get any sleep when you have nurses in and out all night long they check on me every hour I am not use to having people do that my back I starting to hurt bad again also have sores on my fingers don't know how I got them going to let the nurse know Cause my fingers are hurting my stomach is also hurting tonight I just hope that they can find out what's wrong with me I just feel like crying that's how bad im hurting right now I may see if they can give me an epidural

Tabby, ask to see if they can give you some ear plugs. This helps me a lot when in the hospital so you don't hear every little thing. Maybe they could also give you something to help you sleep. Hang in there, I know it's no fun but at least they are starting to find out why you have been in so much discomfort. Please keep is updated.

Hugs & God Bless
Liss

Tabby,

I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. ((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))

I did not get any sleep again last night I was in so much pain that they had to give me more medicine but its not helping the pain at all Today they are going to check my bladder and my liver as well as my kidneys. to see if there's something there that's causing me to hurt this morning the nurse is really worried because their was a hardly no urine in my catheter when she went to empty it for the last few days its been full every time she empties it and last night I drank lots of water so something is wrong.

Sorry if I misunderstood but I'd thought you said the other day they were checking your kidneys because there had been some blood in the urine?
Try not to worry yourself over not having a full bag of urine this one time. Maybe your bladder just wasn't full enough at that point.
At least they are checking you out instead of just sending you home.
Being inpatient is never a "pleasant" thing but sometimes it's the only way drs. can find out what's wrong.
At least you live in an area that has some of the best medical facilities and dr.s in the country.
You stand a better chance than some of us do to get an actual dx.

Just try and relax and remember why you're there.

Healing hugs to you..

yes thy did check my kidneys but their going to run more test the nurse is concerned because there was only blood in the bag this morning I am not producing much urine that's got me worried to death now my family has a history of choric kidney failure I just hope to god my kidneys are not failing that's the last thing I need I just hope whatever is wrong I hope they can fix it and make me feel better I am so tired of being sick and in pain I just hate the hospital but they won't let me go home I wish I was at home.

i am so, so sorry you are going through all of this. i understand competely how much you want to go home, believe me. i hate being in the hospital. but remind yourself that you are in the right place- you are worried that something may be wrong, youre not sure what is going on yet, and youre having a lot of pain, so this temporary period of having to be in the hospital, as much as it sucks, means you are getting all the care and testing you need and they will figure out what is going on and fix it. and in the meantime, you are not alone. there are doctors and nurses around you all the time.

i know i would be scared if the bag didnt have a lot of urine in it too, but i can tell you from experience that sometimes that just happens for some weird reason and then you go back to normal. it happened to me a couple of years ago. one day for some reason i wasnt feeling well, so i was already drinking more water than usual. i realized i wasnt urinating, so i started really drinking a lot of water. a LOT- probably 15-20 glasses- and i did not urinate at all. i had to go to the ER. the dr felt my stomach and she was mistified. she said she had expected my stomach to feel like a bowling ball with as much water as i had to drink and it didnt. they put in a catheter and barely any urine came out. it made me really nervous. no one could give me an explanation. i went home and slept all night, and when i woke up i started urinating normally again, and that was the end of that. i never did find out why it happened, but i was completely fine.

as far as the medication not helping the pain- when i was in the hospital the first time, they started me on IV dilaudid. it was not working well enough, so they had the pain management specialist come talk with me, and she upped the dosage of my pain medication. i was much more comfortable after that. so im thinking that instead of having to keep asking for pain meds each time, you could tell the dr that the pain is out of control and the meds are not providing relief, and ask if the dr can put an order in for pain medication to be given to you on a regular basis. i think this could really help.

they always say that the key to effective control of pain is to stay ahead of it. once the pain gets really bad, it is harder to get it under control. but if youre getting pain meds regularly, you will be preventing it from ever getting that bad, and you will be much more comfortable. i would also talk with your dr about getting him/her to write an order for anti-anxiety medication, because this is a scary ordeal, and the medicine will help you so much. i also think that with these meds you will sleep a million times better. there is no reason for you to have to be suffering physically and emotionally like this, and i hate to see you in so much pain and so upset and scared when you dont have to be.

also, it might help to google "relaxation techniques" and read about deep breathing, progressive relaxation, and guided imagery. they can really work wonders.

please continue to keep us updated and also keep talking with us so we can support you. i am here for you- we all are- and you will get through this. before you know it, it will be a memory rather than a reality. you are in my thoughts and i am sending you the biggest hugs ever. :)

thanks I just wrote that I finally have a diagnosis I am in shock at the news they told me. but im going to be okay im a strong person. I will get through this