A Day at the Doctor

As some of you may know, I have been a little sick lately. Nausea and vomitting, along with some other unexplained symptoms. I had been seeing a family doctor for quite some time concerning the issues, and after some blood work, she noted that my potassium was low. So low that she wanted to hospitalize me. Low potassium can be really life threatening. It can quickly alter your mental status and it can affect your heart function. But physically, I felt fine, aside from a little light-headedness. She sent me to get an EKG and the results came back OK so she just told me to be really careful, eat a banana or two, and come back the next day for more blood work. After 2 weeks of daily blood draws, tests, and EKG's, she had no answers for me and referred me to a Gastroenterologist. It takes about 2 months to get into a specialist and since there was some confusion concerning my referral, it took a little longer to get me an appointment. Finally, I saw Dr. Dickinson. He was very confident that he knew what was going on. He was pretty positive that there was some sort of blockage in my stomach or intestines, or that the pyloric valve (the valve that lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum, or small intestine) was not functioning. It was really promising how confident he was and he scheduled me for a scope the next week. That day was yesterday. I was really pumped about getting to the bottom of things and finally having some answers. After 4 tries from 3 different nurses to get my IV in, I was ready to be done. They took me back to the OR and put me right to sleep. The next thing I remember is crying (anesthesia makes me very emotional), and waking up in the "recovery room". Luckily, my wonderful husband was ready with a camera when I came out of surgery to catch any funny things I might have said. And I did.

Am I speaking gibberish? Haha. Thanks Stef for the lovely videos!
The results were not so informative. Unfortunately they didn't find what they thought they were so sure about. I am still waiting to hear back about a couple biopsies they took.
The next step from here is an isotope swallow study. I am ready to have some answers!

Thanks to my handsome husband for taking the day off of work, taking care of me all day, treating me to Costa Vida, and letting me sleep on your lap all afternoon.
And helping me laugh by taking silly pictures.
And helping me smile by wearing those adorable glasses.
I love you!