Doctor Visit, Yet Again
As I posted about a couple months back, I had a pretty serious stomach issue after switching medications one day. I was in probably the worst pain of my life for about an entire day. Things got better since then, but never back to normal. I've had aches in my stomach and started feeling regularly nauseated. More recently, the nausea has been almost constant. Once in a while, I would be up at night in front of the toilet for hours on the verge of puking. But, I never actually puke, I just wish I could. I had stopped drinking both alcohol and Monster and hadn't touched either in over two weeks as I thought they were triggering the issues. But, Thursday night, yet again, I was up all night in lots of pain. I didn't get any sleep, so I decided to call in to work sick so that I could rest and visit the doctor. This time, my stomach issue was identified as gastritis. After the doctor explained to me what it is, and reading online about it, he is completely correct with the diagnosis. Also, I not have a prescription for a proton-pump inhibitor to reduce my stomach acid. I was taking Zantac before, but this stuff is much better. I was also given a prescription for an anti-nausea medication, prochlorper. That stuff works really well also. I have been feeling really good since taking these medications. I will say, there does seem to be some side effects though. For one, I'm hungry, but I can't eat very much before feeling full. I'm guessing that's due to the acid reduction. This may be a good thing as maybe I'll lose some weight as well. But, it also means I feel hungry again not too long after eating. The other issue I notice is that I seem to have much less sensation in my body. I don't really seem to feel things as well as I used to. I suppose that has it's positives and it's negatives, but, I don't like not feeling things for the most part. The doctor said I should notice feeling much better within the first three days and be completely recovered within two weeks, so I am excited about that. This has been going on for months and months, I can't wait for it to be over. I think I will have a new appreciation for what it's like to be a normal healthy person.
In other news, I got to spend a great weekend with Rachael. Today is actually our three month anniversary, so that is some exciting news. She also got to meet my mom, sister and stepdad on Friday night as we had a family movie outing. Then on Saturday we went and had an interesting night with Patrick and Lona at a bowling alley out in Ovid. It was a 9-pin bowling tournament. I was just planning on having a fun night out bowling, but seems all these people that were there took everything way too seriously. It wasn't even a team event. It was mentioned this was a monthly thing and I was invited back out, but I will probably just stick around and stay home. If I want to bowl, I can just go to Holiday Lanes which is much closer and cheaper.
In other news, I got to spend a great weekend with Rachael. Today is actually our three month anniversary, so that is some exciting news. She also got to meet my mom, sister and stepdad on Friday night as we had a family movie outing. Then on Saturday we went and had an interesting night with Patrick and Lona at a bowling alley out in Ovid. It was a 9-pin bowling tournament. I was just planning on having a fun night out bowling, but seems all these people that were there took everything way too seriously. It wasn't even a team event. It was mentioned this was a monthly thing and I was invited back out, but I will probably just stick around and stay home. If I want to bowl, I can just go to Holiday Lanes which is much closer and cheaper.