I am not one to complain, and I am very fortunate to almost never have anything to complain about, but I have been in constant pain for over a week now and I have reached my point of silence.
Last Thursday I had to worst headache ever, by Friday I realized that it was caused by a sinus infection, because my face hurt as well. By Saturday I couldn't take it anymore and went to inta-care for some antibiotics. (I was hoping to handle on my own because I have no insurance and didn't want to pay for a doctor visit, but I couldn't stand the pain.)
Then Saturday night my chest starting hurting extremely bad. I have had chest pain off and on for the last few months, but nothing I couldn't handle, and I could always sleep it off. Saturday was so bad that it was making me vomit. Sunday was no better, so Monday I went to the doctor. (Luckily I found a doctor who gives big discounts to self-pay patients.) He said that it might be acid-reflux brought on by the pregnancy, or that my chest wall had become inflamed and irritated from my cold. He gave me some meds and told me to call back if it didn't improve, because it might be my gallbladder.
It's now Friday, and I am still in pain, so I made an appointment to go back to the doctor Monday morning. I do feel a bit better. I think it may have been a combination of acid-reflux and gallbladder, but I don't know. Luckily, I know it's not my heart or my lungs, so it's not life threatening. Hopefully, I can fix it soon. I am getting really tired of being in pain!
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I am so sorry! That is no fun! Get well soon.
Wendy,
That sounds awful. I hate insurance, we even have it and have to think through the same things... where will we go that is the cheapest or will cover our services. I hope they figure it out, so you feel better. Combine that with being pregnant and it's hard to function, work, take care of your kids/family. We're thinking of you!
That's horrible! I hope you feel better soon. I'll be praying for you. Is there anything I can do to help?
I'm so sorry! I sure hope by now it has eased up, or even better gone away completely! Being sick is hard, but it is always harder when you are pregnant, and more stressful too because you worry how it will affect the baby, including the medicine you sometimes have to take to get better! You must have been really sick because you don't complain about anything!!
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