Weekend Drama

It's 3:19p on a Monday & I'm sitting on the couch, in my PJs, wrapped in a blanket. Wait, what? Aren't I normally at work on a Monday? Yes, you're right. Oh, what happened? Well....

Started Saturday night with a totally weird, very intense pain in the lower abdomen. Thought for awhile I was going to be sick but finally just took some Tylenol & went to bed. Started feeling better but felt...tender. Got up & reassessed Sunday morning. Still sore but otherwise okay. Went through the day feeling tender & having to sit down & stand up carefully. Started to think maybe I'd call my doc on Monday. Went to a friends house for a great dinner, we all sat around talking. Excused myself for the restroom and....wait, holy cow that hurts. I'm gonna be sick. Deep breaths. What's wrong? Trey, we have to go home NOW.

So we get in the car & head home, but it's worse. It crazy hurts & any bump makes me lose my breath from the pain (and this is New Orleans, so it's ALL bumps). End up in ER (thanks Trey). After hours of tests, 3 different rooms, 1 physician assistant, & 3 doctors: blood in the abdomen due to a ruptured ovarian cyst. Yup, a cyst that burst (ow) and then bled into the abdominal cavity (also ow---not exactly supposed to be anything extra in there). They monitored blood levels for a few hours to determine if it was done bleeding, & thankfully it was, so I was sent home with pain meds & an Rx of "rest & time". Not much they can do but let the body handle it now, so I'm spending today & tomorrow staying as immobile as possible & taking my meds. It'll take a week or two for the body to reabsorb/dispose of the misplaced fluid, but the worst should be over in a few days.

I am so thankful that I wasn't being a crazy wimp (I always have this irrational fear), & that everything is okay. Trey was--and continues to be--so great. He never left my side (except for when he was kicked out) & he's been helping me all day. Annie, my sister-in-law, also showed up. She helped keep us entertained & did food runs (for her and Trey; I wasn't allowed to--and didn't much want to--eat) & was just all around wonderful. She pulled an all nighter & then still went to work today. She amazes me...

But yes, I'm home now & doing much better. Trying to catch up with everything I can that I don't have to move much for--phone calls, emails, etc. Please keep me in your prayers for a quick recovery. Oh, and yay for nice doctors, nice meds, & my wonderful family!