Sorry. I am very vague.. (sometimes intentionally ..some times not LOL)
I was a lil queasy over xmas/boxing day... got up to head to a shoot early on the 27th.. was 'unwell' but figure not contagious (it was a newborn shoot).. so I went. THANK GOODNESS! or i never would have made it to him.
Shoot was on the coast, did the drive down OK, but drive home was tougher. 'unwell' turned to nasty stomach pain..which got worse and worse throughout the afternoon. I have to be pretty sick to call a GP.. but Mum insisted it was worth finding one. 9 clinics.. no one was open so we paid $200 to get one to come out to the house (
http://www.familycare.com.au/) Worth it if you are sick over holidays - we got about $120 back on medicare so it wasn't ridiculously expensive.
He suggested appendix and antibiotics - mum said emergency NOW! (she is a nurse at the hospital) I reluctantly went. They deemed not appendix.. but couldn't decide what it actually was. Lots of blood and other tests. I saw 6 docs. Got checked in (thankfully i had bought a small bag). I ended up in for 3 days. ... 2 teams of specialists each assuring me it was their speciality. lol. I called it Pick An Organ.
Gall Bladder, with stones.. check. But Kidney infection radiating out to other organs. Check. Both adamant. Both right. I got big hits of antibiotics and they said as soon as the kidney and friends cleared I would be having the gall bladder out. I got to come home on oral antibiotics but they weren't enough. Infection worsened and things got nasty. GP upped the antibiotics. She was worried about kidney function.
I ended up back in emergency.. another stay. Kidneys failing by this point. They decided it was peritonitis (hope i spelled that right, and said 55% chance I would die that night. We had lochie with us so I was texting A the diagnosis and where the paper work was and who to contact etc).. it was horrible. Thankfully.. it only took 2 hours until they decided it wasn't that.. no death imminent but pretty sick. I was pretty happy with any diagnosis from there on out. It was all a bit surreal.
I got out again.. they couldn't operate. More tests.. more talk of dialysis and kidney issues. The gall bladder seemed far less important.
Another few days of messy diagnosis, testing and appointments and some antibiotics I completely tripped out on (what a night! hahaha) and we got things under control. Mum intervened (27 years at the one hospital does help you to know who to ask
.. I got a fabulous specialist and he sorted things out. They readmitted me under acute surgical care team and as soon as we got results back saying kidney would cope, I had the gall bladder out.
Kidneys are coming good. Gall bladder op was perfect. Recovery is slower than normal. I am pretty weak. I am constantly surprised by what I can no longer do (just due to weakness so it will pass) I can't hold my iPad, I can't carry a coffee to bed etc. I am improving tho. I need a rest after a shower or my tiny lil walks around the house but i can now do those unassisted today.
People keep asking if i am resting. ha. There is nothing to do but rest! I am sure if i had the strength to do anything else i probably would be but for now i am just working on eating and sleeping and sipping coffees hehe I am improving each day tho and will return to work late next week.. probably from bed. I mentor other photographers and will be able to do that from bed (Skype and phone etc).. but i can't shoot for 6 - 8 weeks so next week we are working on what to do with clients booked in that period.
So not the best start to the new year, but so pleased the worst is over. AND the real estate didn't organise for the builders to rip out 11 walls in 6 rooms in the middle of it all. LOL. .. we are now saying.. 2012.. umm year. What about a new financial year LOL
How are you Lanne?
. Just so relieved that you are now on the way to recovering
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