One of my birthday gifts, was a trip to Disneyland with my parents this fall. On our way, we listened to Disney music, and that was a great way to keep my mind off of what was happening at the moment. Strangely, I wasn't in much pain until the nurses at the ER told me to do a urine sample. I also suffer from IBS (Irritated Bowel Syndrome) and whenever I get nervous, I feel the need to go to the bathroom. When we were doing my vital signs, I literally rushed to the bathroom, sort of hunched over in pain, and I was only able to get like, a little bit of urine in the cup. I wondered why, because I really needed to go pee. None of this was making any sense!
Sydney and I ended up waiting for a really, really long time in the ER. I wasn't admitted to my official room until about 2:00a.m. Sydney was thinking about staying at the Hospital too, as in, sleeping there in a bed. Mom told her to just drive home, and I was ok with that.
I did get to eat a delicious Ice Cream treat. It was an Ice Cream Sandwich, with MNM's and cookie dough on the outside, round shaped. I also had a really good Ham and Cheese Sub Sandwich. The bread was fancy, it had a certain white/dusty texture to it. If you know me, I love certain textures.
To be honest, I didn't really read. I was too nervous to focus on the storyline, and when your mind is racing, let's face it, it's hard to focus on anything. One thing I do when I'm nervous, is talk. I talked a lot. I think.
Anyways, once I was admitted to my room on the 14th floor (which is known as the stroke floor), Sydney gave me a hug, and left for home once we told the nurse about my generalized anxiety disorder. I'm probably not the only one, but it's hard for me to sleep in the Hospital, knowing that I'm away from my family and home. I took a full Xanax that night. It's also hard to sleep in the Hospital, because nurses come in to check on you at least every two to four hours. So, I slept during the day a lot when mom stayed with me...
I didn't know mom took these photos until I got home and looked at my phone. Haha. Guess I was exhausted! Then again, most medicines make you tired, and when you're sick, your body is trying to heal itself, making it more fatigue than usual. Oh, and the beds are not so bad. I'm a back sleeper, and I was able to sleep like a baby. As you can see from the photos above.
Food. Food. Food. Who doesn't love food? I lost about 35 pounds before I entered the Hospital. We had no idea why. Now we know, it's the kidney stone that caused my loss of appetite. I didn't realize how hungry I was, until I started getting fluids put into me, and medicine, or something clicked, and I became extremely empty my stomach was. Here is a little food documentary of what I had at the Hospital:
Eggs, Salsa, Fruit Bowl, Water, Apple Juice
My favorite meal turned out to be Lasagna. It came with Zucchini, and I thought I wouldn't like Zucchini, but I do! I wonder if my palate is changing along with my age.
French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Yogurt, Apple Juice, Chocolate Milk.
Strawberries
Very Rich, Chocolate Cake
I think this was my Mac N Cheese Meal. Considering the photo that comes next.
Ham and Cheese Omelet. It could have been that too.
One night, my main dish didn't show. It was hilarious, because Daun (the waitress) and I, were describing to my Oma how delicious their Lasagna was, and we were so excited to show her, and bam. Nothing was on the plate! We laughed for about five minutes. Haha. It's great to find something to laugh about at the Hospital. Daun gave me a fresh cup of Zucchini before I left the Hospital, the next day. I was good to go!
WOW! WOW! WOW!
This is mom before they took me to the operating room. She was angry because we were waiting all day to get the kidney stone out of my system! I even became what they now call, 'hangry' for the first time.
- Hangry = Hungry and Angry.
Mom took a picture of herself in the elevator when they were wheeling me to the operating room. She said she was finally feeling great that they were able to work on me! Plus, it was getting to be really late in the night. By then, it was like 8 or 10 pm. So, you can only guess how she felt by then. Or by how I felt then too. I was nervous, yes, but mainly happy to get it over with. I was tired of fasting! I fasted since 8 that morning! I think I was the surgeon's last patient.
After the surgery was done, I was in the Hospital until Wednesday. Not too bad. They wanted to be sure I had my levels near normal, and that my pain was under control, before going home. I never mind staying an extra night, for the 'safety' card. It's better to be safe than sorry! I had to find ways to keep me busy in the Hospital. If you've never stayed at the Hospital after a procdure, sometimes medicine makes you sleepy, making it hard to focus on activities such as reading, thinking hard, etc. So I mainly watched my favorite TV shows, which include; Good Luck Charlie, Wizards of Waverly Place, Hulu shows, etc. I also love having my stuffed animals with me. They make me feel close to home, and remind me of home too. They make the bed a bit more comfortable too. Plus, the bed was comfortable only because I'm a back sleeper. I sleep on my back. It came in handy because the right side became tender after surgery! Still is today. Antibiotics are very helpful!
Chocolate Milk. True Moo Chocolate Milk, is my favorite! If I finished the Milk carton, I'd still have a bottle of it left, thanks to my family for buying some before they visited me in room 1411. I thought the cartoons were worth remembering, so I took a photo of them! Also, they were very handy messages.
- Nice MOOOVE #17
Do the dishes!
- Nice MOOOVE #20
Apologize when you make a mistake!
There were others too, but I didn't start noticing them until the last day I was in the Hospital. I think another one said something like, 'Go to sleep.' Something like that.
I had moments where I was bored, yes, so I decided to take some selfies with me and my 'chin' dog. I sleep with this dog underneath my chin at night. It's better than having your hand be under your chin, and in the morning finding a bruise in it's place. That's why I sleep with it. I also love the new headphones I got for my birthday!
I was still a bit tired from some of my medication, and I just went to the bathroom, so I asked to be wheeled down to the parking lot. Plus, it's kind of tradition to be wheeled out from the Hospital room to the car. :) They only had that one available. It was fun to be in a monster-sized wheelchair! It didn't have leg risers either. Whatever those things are called. I'm glad mom took a picture because I wanted to see how small I looked in that big chair!
On the way home, I took a selfie. I was so relaxed. I also forgot that Spring was on its way, as I saw beautiful blossoms blooming on trees, while mom drove through traffic to get us home safely. We avoided a car accident area as best we could, and on the way home, I was craving a smoothie from Roxberry. So we stopped by there and got me a Strawberry/Banana/Mango Smoothie with a Calcium Shot in it. It was yummy! Mom wanted a photo of the jug too for documentary purposes.
It felt so good to be home! I felt 10x better after the first day I left home. Sometimes you don't realize how truly 'sick' you are until you get some blood tests done at the Hospital. That's kind of how it all started. After I had some blood tests, I had a CT Scan, and that's how we discovered about the Kidney Stones. Unfortunately, I still have some kidney stones in my left kidney, but mom and I are getting a new doctor soon, and we'll be keeping an eye on them! It still hurts to go to the bathroom, but once I get the follow up appointment, it shouldn't hurt too much anymore. I don't want to get into the 'TMI' stuff. You'll get grossed out from it I'm sure. So, unless you've had a kidney stone before, I'm sorry. If you want more information, text me, message me on FB, ask my mom (if you know her), etc.
P.S. I'll continue to try hard to NOT go to the Hospital, but the more I try, I find I am in. I don't know. Hard to explain. I guess health issues is just my life's trials? Ya. I'm used to it, in a way. Sadly. It's true. Anyways, have a good day! Thanks for reading!
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