It is now Monday, and, well, it turns out after going to see the wizard yesterday I got one of my wishes granted after all. I had my bobble head drain removed and heres why . While finishing the update I was writing, I got a pain attack so intense and severe that I had to go to the ER at UCSF Hospital (my home away from home). I have (had) two tubes that are connected to my insides: one is a feeding tube, which I use for giving myself extra hydration (water), and the other is a tube that drains the body fluid from around my pancreas while it’s healing. Yesterday, as I wrote earlier, I was experiencing great pain in my groin, penis and abdomen. It seemed like the usual annoying but tolerable pain that I have been dealing with for weeks, but then suddenly (while I was typing) it sent me to the floor, writhing. So once I got my composure, Kaki and I decided I should get to the hospital before it got to the point where I might need an ambulance.
Once at the hospital, I was put on intravenous pain killers. Unfortunately all that did was make me feel high, but it did not quell the pain. The next step was a cat scan, which revealed the problem. My drain tube had shifted and was rubbing on bladder and other nerves. I am so happy to report that once it was removed all my pain vanished instantly. It was as if I had a thorn pulled out of my side.
I am typing this 12 hours later and I am thrilled to say that I have not had any pain today, not even from the proctalgia fujax.
This is the most comfortable I have been in months.
All I have to say now is wheeeeew….