Hi,
I am typing this on Friday 10/10/08 at around 9:30 Central Time. I became ill Monday evening 10/06/08 around 11pm Central time. So, I've been experiencing the following issues for nearly 4 days now. After a complete blood workup (everything OK, except Hemoglobin slightly elevated) and 2 doctor visits in 3 days I'm at a loss as to what is going on....
Symptoms:
- "Heavy, full & protruding" stomach - especially after eating.
- Stomach Discomfort & Nausea to the point of having to take prescription anti-nausea meds (Promethezine I think?)
- Low Grade Fever off and on (no higher than 100.3)
- Chills
- Aches and Pains
Any ideas? The possibilities I've come up with are: stomach ulcer, gastroenteritis, bad case of the flu...??
A little background: I was taking aleve and ibuprofen for back issues as well as tramadol and Armour for a thyroid disorder. On Monday my doc became concerned when I mentioned that I had previously had heartburn and told me to stop the NSAIDS immediately and go on Protonix, a prescription med for one week. I took one pill of that and all these symptoms showed up later that evening. I have no idea if they're related - nor does my doc...
I just know I'm in agony.
Anyone else out there experiencing this? It could just be the "perfect storm" - bad rxn to the Protonix + flu + stomach bug...??
Oh, and also we made some homemade liquor - pineapple soaked in vodka for 2 weeks. We each (my fiance and I) had one drink of this on Sunday mid-day, then put it back in the fridge, and then I had another one Monday evening before going out to a friend's birthday party (and having another glass of wine + random munchies and cake). I came home feeling as if I had drank an entire bottle of wine - I was extremely nauseated! I finally forced myself to throw up but only a little bit came out. I could not sleep that night. The next morning when my fiance woke up I was in a lot of pain and discomfort stomach wise - it was very difficult to speak or move... let alone drive 45 minutes to my doctor. The symptoms seemed to have let up a bit but I still cannot eat much (even though my brain seems to think I can!) as I get full VERY quickly and shortly thereafter am in a good deal of discomfort with a belly that looks (not just feels) very full...
Any help or ideas would be appreciated. I've been sticking to a fairly bland diet. Obviously no alcohol - mainly saltines, chicken noodle soup, Ramen, applesauce... though yesterday I did have a little bit of a turkey sandwich and tonight a bit of meatloaf, a few green beans and some baked potato without the skin.
I have no insurance so I'm praying for a miracle here... ;)