Back in the Hospital

On Wednesday afternoon, I started having some pain on my right side, right below my rib cage. It got progressively worse over the next few hours and by 10PM I was on my way to the Emergency Room at NYH.

At times, the pain was excruciating. They did CT scans, ultrasounds, xrays and there's absolutely no explanation for this pain. It's probably muscular. I did so much on Wednesday that maybe I just overdid it and pulled something.

I spent 25 hours in the ER and then got a bed last night around midnight. Dr. Schuster came in to see me this morning and, I thought he'd say "go home, there's nothing wrong" but he's keeping me because I can't take a deep breath and he said he can't send me home in this kind of pain. So, I really don't know what IS wrong. The pain is still there, although not as intense as it was at its worst. For hours yesterday I was given morphine every few hours and I spent the day in a daze. But I haven't taken any pain meds since then.

Because I was supposed to have an appointment with Dr. Schuster yesterday anyway, I got a unit of blood transfused in the ER and I got a pack of platelets here in the room overnight. I don't know how long I'll be here. I'll try to keep you posted. Thank you for all your prayers.

UPDATE: They just ordered an MRI because they think that I've got a tear in the capsule which encloses my liver. It's very painful when I move or inhale. They've got to observe me for a while to make sure I don't hemorrhage. I received a unit of blood yesterday and my hgb is just holding. I'm glad to have some kind of explanation and to know that it's not something I did wrong. For the meantime, I'm here for now.