This day had a wrench thrown in for kicks and giggles. I was in Emporia early this morning so stopped and got a sandwich on my way to doing taxes. When I got to the Senior Center, I used the restroom and discovered the bowl was significantly full of blood.
I stayed and did taxes and went to the bathroom every hour or so to see what was going on. Every time I went, the same thing would happen. Finally around 11:00 I decided to go get checked out. We only had three clients left and I really wasn’t needed.
I had a delightful nurse taking care of me today. She was young but efficient and attentive. The NP came in to see me. She seemed knowledgeable and competent too. The NP ordered blood tests and a CT scan to make sure I hadn’t torn my incision open.
The blood test happened rather quickly but the CT scan took a while before they could do it. Even though I no longer react to iodine contrast, I did years ago and they wanted to pre-medicate me and then you have to wait a bit before they do the scan.
The blood tests came back with a few quirks but nothing too alarming. My inflammatory markers were a bit high and I am a bit anemic but both could be related to surgery. Without a thyroid it can take longer to rebuild those numbers.
The CT scan cleared me from having blood in my abdomen and the incision site was all good. They did find I have a stone in my pancreas that will need some follow up. Seems like there is always something!
I got released around 2:30 and came home. The bleeding has mostly stopped. I was surprised no one actually examined where the bleeding was coming from.
I will have to call my family doctor tomorrow and see where I go from here. The radiologist recommended I repeat the scan in two months. I will also call the gastroenterologist and see if that is what she recommends too. Just what I needed – NOT!
Have a bit of a headache this afternoon. Probably from all the excitement of the day. My blood pressure was sky high again while I was in the ER. It was coming down during the stay. My pulse rate stayed above 100 the whole time I was there. They didn’t mention either of those things.
Nothing on my calendar tomorrow except for doing some cleaning for the meeting on Saturday. I can sleep in if possible and get some good rest. Last night I fell asleep in my chair around 6:00 and slept until 2:00 this morning. I went to bed and managed to find another hour or two here and there before I got up at 7:00. I am really tired tonight so hoping I can crash and burn tonight.
Hoping we have a good turnout for the meeting Saturday. I have only heard for a couple people that are coming but hope others decide to come too. It will be exciting to see what we can come up with to do together.
I’m ready for a couple of quiet days. Doing taxes three days in a row is too much! I’m grateful I usually only do two days a week with a day off in between them. I am so used to my quiet space that being out and about too much is jarring to my system.
I may go take a nap. I can barely keep my eyes open. I got cold in the ER and I haven’t warmed up yet. A nap might give me a more positive outlook on my whole life right now.
Grateful for a kind ER nurse, grateful for a competent NP today, and grateful all is well.