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Adri · 08-02-2007, 11:29 AM

I have this mysterious illness that 6 months, 17 vials-worth of blood tests, two ultrasounds, a stool sample, a stomach pumping and an entire night in the ER have been unable to identify. Last night was the first time I actually went to the hospital. My doctor had told me "next time it happens, go to the ER and get your stomach pumped so we can do a culture on its contents."

So I did. Now I'm sore, EXHAUSTED, still have an upset tummy and I'm at work.

FTR, *it* is a random bout of extreme nausea and vomiting that happens to me about 2x/month, where I wake up perfectly fine, hang around all morning, perfectly fine (all day, yesterday), and suddenly, without warning, I experience projectile vomiting. Then, after a few hours, almost as abruptly as it started, it ends, and I'm perfectly fine.

I've never had a baby, but the way morning sickness SOUNDS is the best description of my illness I've come across, except that my nausea isn't eliminated with crackers and it doesn't always happen in the morning. Oh, and I'm definitely, 100% sure without a doubt that I am not pregnant.

I hate this.

08-02-2007, 11:29 AM	#112 (permalink)
Adri Tilted Location: Orange County (the annoying one)	I have this mysterious illness that 6 months, 17 vials-worth of blood tests, two ultrasounds, a stool sample, a stomach pumping and an entire night in the ER have been unable to identify. Last night was the first time I actually went to the hospital. My doctor had told me "next time it happens, go to the ER and get your stomach pumped so we can do a culture on its contents." So I did. Now I'm sore, EXHAUSTED, still have an upset tummy and I'm at work. FTR, it is a random bout of extreme nausea and vomiting that happens to me about 2x/month, where I wake up perfectly fine, hang around all morning, perfectly fine (all day, yesterday), and suddenly, without warning, I experience projectile vomiting. Then, after a few hours, almost as abruptly as it started, it ends, and I'm perfectly fine. I've never had a baby, but the way morning sickness SOUNDS is the best description of my illness I've come across, except that my nausea isn't eliminated with crackers and it doesn't always happen in the morning. Oh, and I'm definitely, 100% sure without a doubt that I am not pregnant. I hate this.