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I feel like such an idiot
So I started off this New Year with a trip to the E.R.
I had just finished making dinner for M and I and made my plate, turned my head to sneeze and it was the mother of all sneezes. Suddenly I feel a pop and unbelievable shot of pain through my chest. I grab my chest and yell out "Ooooowwwwwiiieeee" and instant tears. I don't let M see me, I get myself together and he asks me if I'm okay and asks what happened, I told him and said I was fine. Then I realize I have severe pain everytime I breathe in and out. I continue to make it like I'm fine, I sit down to eat and at this point I just couldn't take it anymore and completely start sobbing. M then said that was it he was taking me to the hospital. I gave in and off we went. After a chest X-Ray and quick examination by the on call doc (though she stated AFTER that after listening to me tell her what happened and how I felt she knew she wouldn't find anything in my x-ray) and pushing on different spots on my chest to see exactly where and how much it hurt (when she pushed "the spot" I went throught the roof and the tears streamed again). She apologized for having caused me pain. She told me I have Costochondritis = an inflammation of the cartilage that connects your ribs to your sternum (breast bone). Basically a sh*t load of pain that for me, is unbearable. She had the nurse give me 2 Vicodine (I had taken 2 Advil before leaving the house and told her, she said that was fine), and wrote me a prescrip for them, she also told me to take 4 Advil 3 x's a day (she would have just written me a 'script for 800mg Ibuprofin but we have loads at home).
This after laughing at my friends mom for popping her shoulder out shaking a ketchup bottle 2 nights ago, I guess karma really is a b*tch.
But honestly, thank God for the pain pills because I really couldn't handle it, I'll take the nausea the pills give me over the chest pain. Tomorrow I have to start "exercises" which include folding a towel and holding it against my chest, taking deep breathes and coughing. Right now it hurts to breathe deeply and laugh and just about anything else except sitting or laying down, walking even sux.
I'm hoping the rest of 2010 is better, cause it's not off to a hot start.
Re: I feel like such an idiot
I have been there before and know how badly it hurts. Take it easy on yourself and lets hope that the worst is over. You just got it out of the way early.
Feel better love.
Thanks love, I'm bummin' cause I have to hold off on watching The Hangover because M doesn't want me to laugh and scream and make the pain worse. We got to the first funny thing someone said and I laughed, then cried cause it hurt too much to laugh so he shut it off and said we can finish watching it when I'm better. Freakin' hell I've been dying to see this movie too!
Yup. And we both thought it was odd that we didn't find it that funny. Maybe it's because it too closely resembles our own lives? Who knows...
It was good, just not THAT good as all the hype we have heard.
Ouch!! That sucks!! I'm sorry you're missing out on the movie, too, but you'll it soon enough, right?
I hope you feel better soon, love! Good luck with your exercises, I hope they help!
Glad you're okay, that sounds incredibly painful! Hope you can lay low this weekend.
And also, what is up with not wanting M to see you in pain? I don't get it.
Twink - M asked me that same question last night on the way home from the E.R. It all has to do with my mother. I won't get into the whole story but I just have this thing where I think people will think I'm just being like her, and I don't want that. I'm not her, far from it. Before we got married, I (obviously) had the same last name as her, I couldn't go ANYWHERE without at least one person there knowing who she was and I always felt like they treated me different because of it. I even have to find a new PCP because of it, it just sux.
Sheri! The Hangover is HILARIOUS!!! At least me and my hubs and the whole theater thought it was. . . .I can't wait until you are able to laugh without hurting so you CAN laugh until it hurts!
I agree with this, though we saw it at home! I am really surprised Karrey and D didnt like it! Soooo funny!
And WOAH! I cant believe a SNEEZE messed you up so badly! Hope you are starting to feel a tiny bit better!