Finally See MY Doctor~

Today was the appointment with my regular doctor.  I gave him all the test results and summaries when I got into the exam room.  I found out several things that were on his computer (he has that system that allows him to access the hospital records) that I didn't know before.

First of all, the real reason I spent such a long time in the hospital after the bleeding area had been located and cauterized was because my kidneys were failing when I was first brought into the ER.  I had a massive UTI and it had gone into my kidneys.  However, once the bleeding had been stopped and I was getting the antibiotics I needed, the kidney function started to respond.  Until they returned to a more normal level, they didn't want me to go home.

Secondly, I do NOT have an active ulcer.  Thank goodness for that but I already suspected as much.  My doctor told me that my blood count had been normal the day before all this happened.  Yet, overnight it had dropped to 7.2 (which was an incredible drop he said).  He also told me that they STILL weren't sure what had caused the bleeding to start.  There were just too many variables but he was glad that I seem to have regained my strength.  He told me that if I started feeling as bad as I did the day I last saw him (I had told him I was having a lot of low blood sugar episodes and a lot of times I got dizzy and had to sit down right away).  That's why he dropped my medication for the diabetes down to once a day.

My kidney function also turned up normal and no sign of a UTI.  He also told me not to push myself but I could do anything I wanted (including driving) as long as I felt *normal*.  I laughed and told him...*What exactly IS normal?*  Even he laughed at that comment.  He said if I started bleeding again or having the dizzy spells, etc. that I should call him right away.  What's truly funny is that the doctor had come out and spoken to the Beast about my low blood pressure the last time I was there and the Beast told him, *That's a sign of internal bleeding, isn't it?*  The doctor dismissed it because of the good blood count and A1C level but said to me (today) that it really was an astute observation on the Beast's part.  

He's going to call my vascular doctor because he thinks he needs to check out the flow in that area of my neck....just to be sure.  In the meantime, I do not have any problems that require a dietary solution (like avoiding bread and other starchy foods).  He said the hospital had preformed a lot of tests because they were so stumped on how the bleeding got started.  At least, for now, I seem to be in really good health...LOL!

Signing off for now.  Be back later.  ***Hugs***  (Sorry but we have company...Dennis and Diane)