I finally got so weak that my husband made me go to an urgent care clinic - family dr. was closed & no appt. w/ G.I. guy 'til 23rd. I do *not* have an official Crohn's diagnosis, but if you've read my introductory, "Looking for Answers," you will see that I am a square peg looking for the square hole... Urgent care doc read the history I had written down & carried along; yay, forethought! Examined me & about killed me prodding my gut. The pain is no longer JUST in my lwr rt side, it has now extended its visit all the way to midline. When he pushed on the LEFT side, it even made the RIGHT side hurt like hell; although nothing like the ACTUAL POKING of the right side. I just want to curl into a ball & I envision myself doing bodily harm to the person whose hands are torturing my guts. Blood count was within norm: no anemia & no raised white count. Doc said he was "highly suspicious" of Crohn's, prescribed Prednisone, 20 mg 2xdaily/14 days, to hopefully limp me along to my G.I. appt. BUT, he did NOT address or do anything to help the EXTREME fatigue/lethargy. Last night, it was too hard to hold my head up. I could not walk unassisted. He said if I was no better by Monday to go to E.R. What would YOU do were you wearing my shoes??? |
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