So.. I got my..

So, this past week has been something else.

Life has been hard lately. I mean they really mean it when they say "when it rains, it pours"

let me explain, first lets take a flashback to my childhood

When I was little one of my favorite books of ALL time was "Madeline" It's an adorable book, moms I recommend this and this reminds me that I need to buy Evelyn these books. But anyways.. Madeline is a little french orphan girl, they live in Paris in a all-girls school that run by a nun (ms. Clavel) It was even made into a motion picture (which I have on VHS) I used to have ALL of the books, I even had a madeline doll. but sadly..over the years, those things disappear. but anyways, Madeline was a little red-head which I could identify with, obviously. In one of her books Madeline has an appendicitis. Do not ask me why, but I always wanted an appendicitis. mostly because she had one and I sort of idolized her. No kidding. I loved the sunhats, the blue coats and the way she was dressed. Hell I even have her hair cut to this day! I even wanted an appendicitis before I had diabetes (I felt bad for wanting one once i got diabetes although) Another funny thing, my madeline doll had an appendicitis scar on her belly and I wanted a matching one.. I think I even drew them on my belly. 

well now you know that back ground history.. guess who finally got her childhood wish to be like madeline?

Oh, yes.. me!

now, I question my 6 year old self.. like seriously. Why? I sadly don't even have an appendicitis scar like poor Madeline did. (I have three small ones instead, yay!)

Now lets track back to last week..

Tuesday.. I got a tummy ache after work. I thought it was a result of a bad lunch. I felt like I needed to be sick and I thought I could throw up and it would be cool (I had thrown up a couple weeks before and felt fine after) but NO.. I was in some bad pain and I questioned going to the freaking ER that night.. but alas.. it subsided and I took wednesday off to recover.

Wednesday I felt icky.. and I noticed a stomach pain on my right side. Which I felt was normal since I was up-chucking all night. 

Thursday I returned to work with the pain in my side. It was just as harsh an painful as it was tuesday. I wedMD this issue and pulled up "Appendicitis" I even consulted facebook but I felt like I wasn't in enough pain, and I stopped puking and I didn't even have a fever.. 

Friday I was still in pain. I was feeling woosy in my head and lifting my right leg hurt.. but I still didn't feel Like I needed to go to the ER or instacare. My mom did remind me that I had a bladder infection a month ago and this may be a result and it may be a kidney infection which scared me. 

I told everyone at work that I would just wait and see what would happen, if it went away or not..

Saturday I woke up and I felt bad. Real freaking bad. Achey, nauseous  fevery, just downright freaking bad. It hurt to lay down, it hurt to walk, it hurt to sit. It hurt to be. I wasn't in  excruciating pain but I HURT. My dog was being funny to me too. He wouldn't leave my side. Ev was sleeping so I found my mom and told her how I felt. I took my temperature and it was 100.03. She said it was probably a kidney infection and she had some amoxicillian I could take. I decided that I should just go to instacare, we had my aunt's daughter Hadley's first birthday party to be at and I knew I could run up there, see what was up and maybe get something to feel better then we could go. I got up there, got checked in and then went back. They took my temperature and they asked me questions. I sat in the room and the doctor came in and felt my tummy where the pain was. She gave me a very concerned look and asked if I had really driven myself there by myself and if it had really taken me this long to come to the DR. She also let me know she thought I was having an appendicitis and she is going to call the ER for me to let them know I was coming and it was a possibility I would be having surgery that day..

well, okay..

I had to go into SLC at the IMC hospital (where I had Ev) because that is where my insurance would cover. They won't cover at the Tooele hospital. So I called my mom and let her know that I needed to go to the ER. 

We drove to SLC on what felt like the LONGEST drive of my life. By then I was feverish and my head was foggy and I felt down right GROSS. We dropped Ev at my grandparents where they were having Hadley's party. Then we went to ER. I got checked in and put into triage.. They saw that I was dehydrated and in pain. They hooked me on an IV and gave me Morphine (although I protested, I HATE pain medicine) I took a nap until I got a cat scan. I slept through most of the cat scan so I don't really remember... we waited about 30 minutes and all the while my mom was saying to me "They'll come in with a perscription for anti-biotics and we will go and get pizza benders and go home. I bet you anything that it's a bad kidney infection" then the surgeon came in..

and yes mom, I had an appendicitis and they would be doing surgery within the hour. I also got to see my cool cat scan of my body.. things look pretty normal in there (beside my HUGE appendix that I no longer have) They explained to me what they would do and that FREAKED me out. I did not want my belly full of air, I did not want to go under, and I DID NOT want a tube in my throat. I have had surgery in the past (c-section) but I was awake (which I wouldn't have wanted to do either) and I didn't have to have a tube down my throat. I was just nervous to be under because I hadn't been. But anyways.. they wheel me back and of course I was crying.. they make my mom go into the waiting area (my aunt joannie and my cousin Kelee were meeting her there) and I talked to the nice surgeon people. They were very nice and calmed me down. I went into the OR they said bye and I remember waking up in another room with people all around me. 

I was chatty cathy and told them I "felt great!" because I kind of did. I was on pain medicine I assume and I no longer had a fever. They fed me Ice which help SO MUCH because my throat was too dry to even swallow. Then I got wheeled up and met my mom and my aunt Joannie and Kelee. 

Yeah, that was my experience. I felt pretty good after surgery. I was in a room similar to the one I had when I had Ev. I got to get up and walk and go to the bathroom soon after surgery. I felt  pretty alright. I also got to drink and eat pretty quickly after (jello and crackers) because for once in my life I was not nauseous! I tried to make it so my mom wouldn't stay the night at the hospital (she has breast cancer and its in her spine so I knew she'd be uncomfortable) but she insisted. I had a great nurse and MA. They listened to me and were so helpful. All the doctors who helped me came and saw me and looked at my belly to make sure it was okay (which is funny because when I had Ev I feel like I had the opposite experience) I was told I could go home the next day! 

I missed Ev terribly. but the worst part is I can't really take care of her because I was down. Not to mention my mom had her 2nd round of chemo monday.. so it's been interesting. My work was nice enough to let me take time off and thanks to my AMAZING family who came by and helped us out, got us food and helped with Ev we were able to make it through! 

Life's a little or more like A LOT messy right now. Jeez.