I am now back from the hospital. I had an unexpected two-day stay when I decided to check in with severe stomach pains. It started Saturday night (which woke me up) and my first thought was that it must be acid reflux which is not uncommon for me.
So all day Sunday the pain persisted and worsened despite all attempts at pain relief or acid reduction. As if my Eagles party wasn’t bad enough with them getting massacred by the Steelers, I was unable to really do anything.
Monday morning at 4 am the pain was so bad that I had to go to Kennedy Hospital. After hours of blood work, cat scans, and examinations, they confirmed what I knew all along… appendicitis.
So I had to stay in the ER until 6:00 PM or so because the rooms were booked. They finally got me a room but the operating room was booked until 11:00 PM or so.
They took out my appendix at 11:00 PM and all day Tuesday I was in and out of consciousness because I hadn’t slept much before.
So now I’m in a ton of pain and recovering. It’s hard to move and the pain meds aren’t that good.
So I’m sorry to all if I’ve been late responding to your calls or emails.
By the way, Tara was really great to me while I was there. She stayed with me in the ER almost the whole time until I made her go home. My dad, mom, and step dad also visited.