I woke up with such stomach pain this morning I decided to drive myself to the walk-in clinic where I see my doctor. She was not in but another really nice doctor was. He sent me to have a CT scan of my abdomen.
I actually had to go home and wait for approval, then drink a quart of this semi-weird tasting stuff. I was back by 10:30 a.m. They did a quick blood test to make sure I could take the 'contrast,' which is given by injection.
The contrast makes you feel really weird. You feel hot, get a strange metallic taste in your mouth and feel like you peed when you didn't. They warn you, lol.
The whole process was pretty quick and definitely painless. The weird metallic taste kept making me think of grammar school. The tech said it reminds him of water fountains that used to be in the city. That was it--I was probably remembering the odd metallic taste of water from a school fountain. Funny what triggers your memories.
So, the diagnosis? I have a 'large hiatal hernia,' which means part of my esophagus is pushing up through the hiatal membrane. It explains a lot, like how I feel worst in the morning and progressively better through the day.
It was suggested I double up on the omeprazole I take every morning. I hope to God that helps. I will probably sleep sitting up in a chair for a few days, as lying down makes this worse. I just have to hope it doesn't kill my back.
I am TOO YOUNG to feel so crappy!
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