You know I told you a few weeks ago about Val, the owner of the pet shop, who collapsed in agony and was taken to hospital with abdominal pains? It's most odd - she had all sorts of tests and nothing came to light at all. The preliminary diagnosis was either a kidney stone or pancreatitis, but it was neither of those. She was in enough pain to be given morphine for several days.
She was in hospital for a fortnight but eventually was better enough to come home. All the doctors can suggest is 'a virus', and that she should get over it. She didn't eat for a couple of weeks and had to be put on a drip, and is still not well at all. Very odd. Poor Val.
I had something similar, though not as serious sounding at this. One doctor was convinced I was a hypochondriac, and I had to argue to have the word removed from my file. IN the end the best we could figure was that I was suffering from some odd intestinal muscle spasm at the kink around the kidney on my right side. Was horribly painful when it hit.
ReplyDeleteI suffered from it for a couple months then it went away. The body is downright odd sometimes.
Mr BW spent a few days in hospital with something similar a few years back (even got to go in an ambulance in the middle of the night after the emergency doctor sevice hadn't arrived after 4 hours). The initiatl diagnosis was pancreatitis, but they never did get to the bottom of it.
ReplyDeleteI expect you're extra busy rushing around making sure she's well cared for.
Thank you both for telling me - at least it's reassuring to know that in both instances there was a complete recovery, even if the cause of the pain still remains unknown.
ReplyDeleteWe've offered help, but they are still managing all right - their daughter is coming in at the weekends and the staff are rallying round. Val's husband is running both shops - he'll be exhausted by the end of this all!
Blue Witch, I was reading your post at the moment you left your comment. Another two minutes and comments would have crossed again.
I hope she feels much better soon and she also has a full recovery.
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