It's Gone!

[calliopes_pen]

I'm back from the hospital, and they say my ulcer is 100% gone. YES! While he was in there, he took a scraping again, just to be sure it wasn't caused by any bacteria--he did the same last time, but wanted to double check. Still nothing, so it was what everyone thought it was caused by--the Aleve and Ibuprofen.

This time, the stuff hasn't knocked me out for the rest of the day, but I'm just taking it easy. My appointment was to be there by 9:30, I got there at 9:05.

Then waited a long time, and after everything I finally got wheeled to the endoscopy area around 11. They were done, and I was awake and sent home around 12:30 PM. (It took a while before someone removed the IV, because things were busy)

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Yay! So glad to hear it's all gone away... *hugs*

[calliopes_pen]

The nurses also kept saying I was just a medical mystery, since I was never in any pain from that ulcer before, during, or after everything.

I'm just very strange. Heh.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Just a little! But who wants to be normal?! :D

[calliopes_pen]

True.

Of course, when I told a nurse that it was impossible to find veins on me (when she was going to find one for the IV) she chickened out, didn't want to hurt me, and ran to find someone better at it than her.

The one that came in next got the vein on the first try.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Heh!

By the way - was it you who was looking for the LJ of Alt!Ten the other day? If so, it's here (http://clone-doctor.livejournal.com/)

[calliopes_pen]

Yes, it was me. I asked over at doctorwho a few days ago, and someone found the link to that journal over there, too.

It's good to have it in a link over here, too, though--so I can tag it, as I've just done. Thank you!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

No problem!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it!

[lafemmedarla]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

That's great news! *hugs*

[frenchroast.livejournal.com]

...how much Aleve/Ibuprofen were you taking??

[calliopes_pen]

Not that much. The problem was that what I did take, I took on an empty stomach.

At least 15 other people in this area around here have had it happen to them before--I found out after I mentioned what happened to me. The ulcer wasn't 50% of their stomach, though.

[alejandradd.livejournal.com]

I'm also interested in knowing! How much is "not that much"?

[calliopes_pen]

If I had a migraine, I took 2 Ibuprofen. If I had cramps, then I took one Ibuprofen, and that was all. Never more than two or three, and not every day. If I had a back ache, I took one Aleve, and that was it. One every few weeks, if at all.

I've always told people I had an extremely sensitive stomach, and it seems I was right. I'm glad I always refused to take Excedrin, since that's on the list of things I shouldn't go near.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful to hear. *hugs*

[seandc]

Hooray! The best news all week :D *hugs*

Now you can start eating anything you want again ;) Didn't you once get some paprika rolls?...

[kallie-kat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's such great news. i'm really happy for you.

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

W00t!!!