Chicory, you have so much good energy coming from all over...I hope people are giving you the good, careful care you need.

Chicory-where are you?-we're all worried. We are thinking good thoughts for you.
Jillypie

In answer to reeree's question above, had to rattle my brain for a few minutes but it's judyindisguise that lives in the same town as chicory, they've often made reference to it in posts, and (going strictly from memory here) sounds like they've met in person.

Hope all is well, chicory.

I live about 30 miles away (but the difference in attitudes between there and here is so striking that it could be on another planet). I have chicory's cell number but there was no answer this evening.

The last (and only) time I had those symptoms I ended up in the hospital with PID (pelvic inflammatory disease). I do hope she went to a local doctor.

Thanks for trying, okmoreh.

Laurie

She might be recovering from a gallbladder surgery by now. Let's hope whatever, that she is just resting and recuperating from whatever was ailing her. If she felt crappy, might not feel like getting on the internet. Let's wait and hope she is fine.

Thank you so much for all the healing thoughts and concern. It makes a difference in how a girl feels.

I'm very ill. I was inches away from an emergency appendectomy and gall bladder removal when the ER doctor vetoed the surgeon and insisted that I have a CT-scan. It showed, surprisingly, that my appendix was in good shape, my gall bladder (which another doctor just assumed was bad because I'm overweight) is in very good condition. However, I'm suffering from a rare malady of an inflamed kidney. Just the right one.

I'm on some serious antibiotics now and very good painkillers.

The surgeon says that she thinks my appendix, because it was halfway hidden behind my bowels, may still be an issue because I have so much pain right there. However, it could be an unhappy "tube" - it's just not showing on the CT-scan. The ER doc didn't get a jump out of me, but the surgeon did. The ER doc said I should have jumped at "hello". I'm not that sensitive. I suppose it behooves the surgeon to cut now and ask questions later. I'm glad the ER doc insisted - I was ready to go for it.

For now, no surgery.

I'm to sleep for 3 days straight. I told my mother not to worry about coming to help me, but now I realize that I was drugged an unable to make a good judgment call. I can barely move and can barely do anything but sleep.

It's funny, I couldn't sleep in the ER - I was crying for sleep - I was so tired and in pain. I went for the CT Scan and had an allergic reaction to the injection (really bad one), and they shot me up with benedryl, right into the IV port. You've never seen a girl crumble so fast. It was a real struggle not to just sprawl on the floor. I slept for 2 hours - couldn't be bothered to wake up. The doctors kept coming in and saying "blah blah blah". Benedryl is one serious drug.

My organs are all happy and working well - I have the liver of a middle schooler apparently. Being a sucky drinker has its advantages, I suppose.

I hope the kidney straightens out soon - I've been having problems with it for years, it seems - just didn't know what it was.

OMG, I am so glad that the surgery wasn't done, but the whole experience, and the kidney issue, sounds awful.

Thank you SO much for letting us know that you are okay (well, as okay as you can be at this point). Now, go to bed, let others take care of you, and pay attention to the kidney.

((((Chicory, with the middle schooler liver))))

What an ordeal, Chic. At least the primary trouble is being treated. Do follow up with your kidneys and find out why you have a recurring problem with them and what you can do to prevent future ones or nip them in the bud. Recurrent infections can cause scarring or something. Don't want to lose those babies :)

Sleeping isn't a bad deal -- be sure to rest, rest, rest and let your body heal well :)

Take care! and keep us posted out here when you can.

Hope you get better soon. It's the pits to be the mom & be sick. One year, think it was my son's 5th birthday. I was starting my 1972 Harley Sportster, trying to kick start it. I'd never kick started it, had just gotten it, was used to starting older Harley's when I started pumping it, it built up pressure & boom - my right foot got slammed up. My poor son.. had to put off cake that night :(

Anyway, a few years ago I had weird pain like you're describing. I went to google & found a female anatomy poster and was able to at least figure out what organ was hurting.

Get well soon..

Hey Chicory, I just now saw all this. I'm glad you got some treatment so you can feel better soon. Get some rest and let us know how you are when you feel like it. Ugh, sick is NOT fun.

Chicory- I am so gald you saw a Dr. I have been checking in on this post to see if there had been any word from you and each time saying some prayers for you.

I hope you feel better soon!!!

Sleep well, Chicory, and feel better. And at least your GW friends don't create a lot of ringing phone calls to see how you are!

Chicory-
Glad you went and got medical attention.
Now rest pretty and heal well.
Everything can wait.
(we will all be here when you are up to it again!)
Sheila

Oh, I'm so glad you went and got treated. Enjoy your sleep and get well.

sky

Hang in there Chickory, and get the rest you need.
I hope you are feeling tons better by next week so that you can enjoy the holiday with your family.

Chicory, thanks so much for letting us know how you are. Get those 3 days of sleep and you will be a new woman!!! :)Get better and keep in touch.

Nancy

Good! to hear from you and that you did not have a hot abdomen. Sorry about that old contrast allergy, lots of us have that.

I am not sure what an inflamed kidney means, but it must be something like pyelonephritis (?). Kidney disease is serious business. Take care of yourself and get thee to a specialist after this acute illness abates.

Just signed on to see if you had checked in. It's so good to hear from you. Hope you feel better soon.

Laurie

Chicory, Glad to see you are getting better. Lock your doors and get plenty of sleep and drink plenty of fluids..Sleep tight, Paddytc

Cnicory
glad to see you on here. you have been through a lot! Get plenty of rest, just take good care of your self . hope you are feeling better everyday! Ree

I'm so glad you checked in and are under medical care. Heal quickly.

We'll see you Friday. :^)

Sleep well, chicory...then you can give the kidney the attention it needs.

Chickory,
Glad you updated us. Please get better soon. Dont rush to do anything. Lots of times, you start feeling a wee bit better and then start doing your daily acitvities- and WHAM- it hits ya.....your body is still not fully recovered. Lay around and be pampedered for a bit. You deserve it!!

Chicory, you poor thing! I'm so glad you're being treated for this -- kidneys are important, and it sounds like yours has been having trouble for a while now. Feel better. _Abrazos fuertes_ from the desert!

Thank you for posting and letting everyone know how you are!!! Get well soon, we are all thinking of you!

~Lynne

Chic!! Thanks for letting us all know what was the problem --- and sleep well -- heal -- and drink LOTS of fluids!! :)

Get Better Soon - Heck of a way to be able to sleep in! why is it we can never "enjoy" it when a Doc makes us rest?

Chicory, thanks for checking in. As you can see, so many people were worried about you! I hope you are feeling better very soon and you can get to the bottom of the kidney issue. Be well!

I am checking in to see how you are as well. Be good and follow Drs orders. take care. Sue

Dang kidneys! They can be such troubleamakers. I am glad you've been diagnosed. I am sending more good thoughts your way. Take care :)

SO glad the ER DR. prevailed & you didn't have to have surgery. Hope the kidney is the whole problem and that with the meds and rest, you'll rebound quickly. You don't need another thing to deal with!

Sleep, sleep, sleep & get better!

Nurse Nancy...lol

Get well soon!!!!

Nighty, night Chic- see you soon. Sleep tight and get well soon.

What an experience. I'm glad that you know what's going on and hope that you continue to recover. I also hope the family is pitching in so you can rest.

I am just reading this thread. Scary to say the least! Never, ever do that again and post here before heading to the emergency room. I cannot believe that doc told you he thought it was the noro-virus! Didn't sound a bit like the noro to me!

Hope you are up and feeling better today (or by Friday.) Bless you! :)

Just bumping this thread so we can find out how Chicory is doing.

Bumping

I'm doing a little bit better. Thanks for bumpin' and caring!

I got my BEE-YOO-TIFUL coat! That'll get me boogeyin' out of the house in no time. ...I hope.

: )

Great to see you :) Glad you're feeling better--and you won't stop until you get this correctly addressed, right? That will mean several trips out of the house, for which one will have to wear a coat...so hey, it's a win-win :)

Chicory,

May you feel tons better when you awaken. Our thoughts are with you.

Jan

I realized today that I have no choice but to dump my current doctor and move on to something better. I did use the current doctor to get a referral to the urologist... hope he's OK.

I've also started keeping a health diary, and made an appointment with a family practice downtown that I hope we can all go to, since the family doctor we all went to before just sucks royally.

And here I thought this town was going to be an easy place to get care. Ugh.

Chickory, I hope you are feeling sooo much better. Keep us posted with the follow ups etc.

glad you're better...take care of yourself.
Joann

I am sorry that you had to change doctors. Just another thing to adjust to. That must be sooo frustrating to be in such a place and not even be able to find decent healthcare easily! I am glad you are feeling a little better. Sounds like you are doing all you can to take care of it! What a drag!

Take care!

Ironic, chicory--my whole scare has ended up in my changing doctors, and now you are too...it's times like these that separate the worthy from the mediocre, I guess. I'll send hopes that you can find a wonderful practice that you can trust and consider a true partner.

The docs-on-retainer group I visted, btw, just gave me the willies...it was like a convocation of the rich congratulating themselves on being able to escape mainstream "health" h*ll...even though technically we could afford it (although less, now that we have the Mold Debacle to deal with), I just couldn't bring myself to join the club. Philosophically I can't do it. And guess what--the extra charges are justified by saying "we don't have you come in as often--we do more by e-mail so we have to make up for the lost office visit payments". Well *that's* a bonus I'll pay for. NOT. The whole setup struck DH and me as a really evil sign of things to come...I'll have to find a doctor who doesn't separate himself/herself from the rest of poor suffering humanity, or my mother will spin in her urn.

Hey chicory. I haven't been around much this week and just saw this post. I am so sorry that you are not feeling well.

Take care and get well soon! I will be thinking of you.

Kelly

Just wanted to check in-has anyone heard from Chicory?

Chicory, I hope you are feeling better and have found a new MD.

Jillypie