Hey all - official counter says 10 days and that’s wahooo from me. However I’m having a bit of anxiety because I’m vomiting. I had bariatric surgery 30+ years ago and I’m thinking the coughing messed something up. I’ve had a problem like this a few times where whatever I swallow just comes back up. Usually something is “stuck” and i finally remembered that drinking Coke helps-don’t know for sure, but think a combination of the acid and the carbonation makes whatever’s blocked move - like getting that gunk off the car battery. So pain is about a 8 and moving makes it worse. But BIG TRIGGER! Smoking will not help - just an easy distraction and comforting old bad friend who wants to kill me.
Right now there’s nothing else I can do. If it gets worse I will go to ER. Then they’ll do an NG tube and see if it fixes it. I’ve had so much abdominal surgery that I’m just a mess of adhesions. The professionals say no more surgery unless I need it to save my life. Last time I just sat in the hospital on IV fluids and IV Toradol for pain for 5 days until it resolved. I just keep sipping Coke and vomiting between writing 🤣😵💫😬
So I’m hoping the Coke unplugs the clog and hanging with y’all keeps me from from smoking. Thanks for being there/here.
