Posting this from the ICU (srs)....

[AdamWW]

Sucks you're going through it but sounds like it's taking a turn for the better and you may be transferred out of the ICU to the regular floor (not sure what the criteria are for ICU admission where you are). Hopefully the recovery process will be smooth.

Yeah I started feeling massive symptom relief early this morning. My gut still feels ‘off’ there’s no real pain, just hunger cramps and gas etc.

The surgeon actually came in and said she now suspects it’s not a leaking ulcer, but that the scan showed a diverticulum and the pain/pressure, and the swelling of my stomach was due to my stomach essentially not emptying.

They removed the suction tube for now and they’re going to test and see if I start to feel any pain or nausea, and go from there.

[AdamWW]

Got damn. Sorry to hear that. Wishing you a full recovery.



Although when I read the title of your post I thought it would be a spin off of one of my posts about the "Dog Food Diet". It involves an ICU.

Haha!

[bigjohncurler]

Damn sorry to hear that Adam! Get well soon

[Strawng]

33 hour fast is suboptimal for muscle gain/retention.

Get well and feel better soon.

Also, inb4 Strawng is also in ICU

LOL!!!! Nah... but Strawng woodknock!!

Hope you feel better, bro. That sounds completely miserable. I can't even imagine going without water that long. Is it gastroparesis?

[SubWooferCooker]

**** man, I had a mouth ulcer a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely painful to eat food, even just day to day moving my mouth/tongue was really painful, i'd wake up at night with sharp shooting pains when i moved my tounge. I can't imagine what this must be like, It really made me appreciate my health afterwards and being able to eat without pain, it lasted around a week for me, its so easy to take health for granted, even something as small as a painful mouth ulcer can impact your daily life in a big way. Wishing you a speedy recovery brother!

[AdamWW]

LOL!!!! Nah... but Strawng woodknock!!

Hope you feel better, bro. That sounds completely miserable. I can't even imagine going without water that long. Is it gastroparesis?

Right now I’m 60 hours with no food.

The only things I’ve consumed since Thursday at 730pm are two ‘clear’ ensure drinks which are basically just 8oz of sugar...

They actually still aren’t 100% sure what the cause is yet...

I had a CT Scan, an endoscopy, tons of blood work, x-rays...

I’ll be discharged this morning thank God, just waiting for the doctor to get here. Probably slept like 4 hours since this whole thing started.

[AdamWW]

**** man, I had a mouth ulcer a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely painful to eat food, even just day to day moving my mouth/tongue was really painful, i'd wake up at night with sharp shooting pains when i moved my tounge. I can't imagine what this must be like, It really made me appreciate my health afterwards and being able to eat without pain, it lasted around a week for me, its so easy to take health for granted, even something as small as a painful mouth ulcer can impact your daily life in a big way. Wishing you a speedy recovery brother!

Thanks man.

It was probably the worst pain I’ve ever experienced and it lasted for essentially 24 hours...

Couple that with the forced starvation and lack of sleep... feels like I’m going insane here. Just wanna shower and nap and eat yogurt and cereal.. all of it.

[Bosko]

ready for some fresh baked corn muffins?

[AdamWW]

ready for some fresh baked corn muffins?

Reminds me of yesterday when I was watching the football game on TV and pizza commercials were coming on....

Nearly lunged at the screen

[AdamWW]

They just gave me a small bowl of cream of wheat and a Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt

Best meal I have ever eaten...

Good lord...

[desslok]

They just gave me a small bowl of cream of wheat and a Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt

Best meal I have ever eaten...

Good lord...

Malt-o-meal > Cream of wheat

[AdamWW]

Malt-o-meal > Cream of wheat

never had the pleasure

[safcpaul]

Hope everything is alright adam. Get well soon mate

[xsquid99]

Sounds like a horrible experience man, sorry you're having to go through it. Get well soon!

[smokinal]

Dude!
I am so sorry to read this. As others, I hope this turns around for you quickly and the fix is an easy one.

Time to go to puree man; I'm tellin ya!

I'll sneak you in some liquid chicken, oats and avacado bruh

[AdamWW]

Hope everything is alright adam. Get well soon mate

Thanks man. I'm home now, but still baffled about a lot of what happened and what to do now. Hopefully with some follow up tests i'll get some answers

Sounds like a horrible experience man, sorry you're having to go through it. Get well soon!

Totally demoralizing really... but for now, Im just grateful to feel closer to normal

Dude!
I am so sorry to read this. As others, I hope this turns around for you quickly and the fix is an easy one.

Time to go to puree man; I'm tellin ya!

I'll sneak you in some liquid chicken, oats and avacado bruh

LOL, honestly... I dunno... in the worst stage of it, that might not have sounded that bad.

[gbullock32]

Damn, hope it all goes well. I've had a stomach pump done before and that tube was absolute hell after about 12 hours.

[AdamWW]

Damn, hope it all goes well. I've had a stomach pump done before and that tube was absolute hell after about 12 hours.

Bro, having that put in with my nasal issues and septum issues felt like a drill going into my skull...

Mine was in for 30+ hours straight... I didn’t sleep more than 4 total hours all weekend..

I dunno how I managed this smirk

[paulinkansas]

"V" for victory.

[AdamWW]

Jesus... this morning I weigh 5lb less than I did Thursday morning...

[gbullock32]

Jesus... this morning I weigh 5lb less than I did Thursday morning...

Yeah, I think my tube was in for about 40 hours, I was out for a lot of it due to anesthetics, but when I woke up I told the doctors they can take it out or I would, couldn't take it anymore so they removed it. Wasn't even hooked to anything at that point, they just kind of left it for whatever reason.

[AdamWW]

Yeah, I think my tube was in for about 40 hours, I was out for a lot of it due to anesthetics, but when I woke up I told the doctors they can take it out or I would, couldn't take it anymore so they removed it. Wasn't even hooked to anything at that point, they just kind of left it for whatever reason.

As this was my first inpatient experience, it was interesting to observe the process issues in the system itself...

There’s a HUGE lack of communication, patient order updates, etc that goes on.

It really pays to be somewhat medically literate and understand what different procedures and medicines do. Had I not asked certain questions, I would have been loaded with like twice the amount of stuff they ended up giving me because I spoke up about it.

I’m just glad I have decent insurance, because even tho this is gunna cost me like $3,000 all said and done.... I cannot even imagine what the total bill is.

[gbullock32]

As this was my first inpatient experience, it was interesting to observe the process issues in the system itself...

There’s a HUGE lack of communication, patient order updates, etc that goes on.

It really pays to be somewhat medically literate and understand what different procedures and medicines do. Had I not asked certain questions, I would have been loaded with like twice the amount of stuff they ended up giving me because I spoke up about it.

I’m just glad I have decent insurance, because even tho this is gunna cost me like $3,000 all said and done.... I cannot even imagine what the total bill is.

It adds up very fast and for a lot of dumb reasons, it's why I pay for the best medical work offers, it ends up being worth it.

[AdamWW]

It adds up very fast and for a lot of dumb reasons, it's why I pay for the best medical work offers, it ends up being worth it.

yup, agreed. In this country id rather be safe than sorry.

[Strawng]

Bump. You feeling better, bro? Did you find out what was wrong?

[AdamWW]

Bump. You feeling better, bro? Did you find out what was wrong?

Oh man, feeling WAY better.

It took 3-4 full days back from the hospital to recover my sleep and nutritional status, but today was my first day feeling basically 100%.

In terms of what was wrong, the only thing I know is what was reflected in the original CT scan:

- Stomach distended severely with fluid/acid
- swelling at the duodenum/opening where the stomach empties
- excess swelling/bloat in my gut generally (basically waste in my intestines)

But for CAUSE... I have no idea.

The endoscopy which was done (and included biopsy) after my symptoms had improved largely showed basically normal everything. No H-Pylori, no ulcers, no inflammation of the stomach or small intestine... no signs of celiac disease...

So at this point, i'm basically stuck on a diagnosis of idiopathic (no known cause) severe stomach distention caused by acid build up, which appeared to halt gastric emptying altogether.



At a glance, it would almost appear like I had either an acute dietary reaction or stress reaction which caused my stomach to simply stop moving normally, and everything just bottle-necked.

But, since i've been home, my appetite is back to 100%, i've been eating ALL my typical stuff... and I feel totally fine.


I'm having some imaging work done in a week or so to check on my gut motility (where I swallow radioactive marshmallows or egg whites)... but man... the whole thing is just baffling.

[Strawng]

Oh man, feeling WAY better.

It took 3-4 full days back from the hospital to recover my sleep and nutritional status, but today was my first day feeling basically 100%.

In terms of what was wrong, the only thing I know is what was reflected in the original CT scan:

- Stomach distended severely with fluid/acid
- swelling at the duodenum/opening where the stomach empties
- excess swelling/bloat in my gut generally (basically waste in my intestines)

But for CAUSE... I have no idea.

The endoscopy which was done (and included biopsy) after my symptoms had improved largely showed basically normal everything. No H-Pylori, no ulcers, no inflammation of the stomach or small intestine... no signs of celiac disease...

So at this point, i'm basically stuck on a diagnosis of idiopathic (no known cause) severe stomach distention caused by acid build up, which appeared to halt gastric emptying altogether.



At a glance, it would almost appear like I had either an acute dietary reaction or stress reaction which caused my stomach to simply stop moving normally, and everything just bottle-necked.

But, since i've been home, my appetite is back to 100%, i've been eating ALL my typical stuff... and I feel totally fine.


I'm having some imaging work done in a week or so to check on my gut motility (where I swallow radioactive marshmallows or egg whites)... but man... the whole thing is just baffling.

Well fuk! That whole thing sounds like a downright Hellish experience. It must feel great to be able to eat and sleep normally again. With gut issues in general, it can be so hard to pin down what the cause is. I hope your imaging and scans are all clear. If they are, if I were you, I’d probably just cross my fingers and pray that chit never happens again. I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to “find” something, if that makes sense. I was once taken to the ER because the doctor gave me an x-ray and saw that my intestines were extremely distended and bloated sometime into my ED recovery following over a year of gaining. I decided to just walk out of the hospital and go home instead. I 0% regret it four years later. I’ve always had gi issues and my anorexia made them forever worse, though they’re far better than they were at the peak of my illness. I never got any answers despite a plethora of tests, & I’m happy to leave it at that if I don’t need more barbaric tests or hospital stays as part of a wild goose chase. I wonder if maybe you’re in a similar boat & maybe your already-sensitive gi tract just needs more time to heal.

[SuffolkPunch]

Glad to hear you are feeling better but frustrating they don't know what it was...

[Omni]

Well fuk! That whole thing sounds like a downright Hellish experience. It must feel great to be able to eat and sleep normally again. With gut issues in general, it can be so hard to pin down what the cause is. I hope your imaging and scans are all clear. If they are, if I were you, I’d probably just cross my fingers and pray that chit never happens again. I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to “find” something, if that makes sense. I was once taken to the ER because the doctor gave me an x-ray and saw that my intestines were extremely distended and bloated sometime into my ED recovery following over a year of gaining. I decided to just walk out of the hospital and go home instead. I 0% regret it four years later. I’ve always had gi issues and my anorexia made them forever worse, though they’re far better than they were at the peak of my illness. I never got any answers despite a plethora of tests, & I’m happy to leave it at that if I don’t need more barbaric tests or hospital stays as part of a wild goose chase. I wonder if maybe you’re in a similar boat & maybe your already-sensitive gi tract just needs more time to heal.

lol... I've posted my similar experience about GI issues in the ED thread in the past. Totally on your side for walking out of the hospital and dealing with it yourself.

Glad to see you're doing better Adam, that sounded absolutely painful and horrifying.

[HannoCometh]

Went to ER Friday morning at 1am after 8 hours of severe stomach bloat, cramping, and pain radiating to my entire back. 9/10 level pain, constant for the entire time.

CT showed stomach distended/overfull with fluid, which appeared to probably be leaking slowly into my abdomen.

Blood work otherwise normal, they suspect either a perforated small ulcer or possibly a diverticulum causing the problem.

Admitted to hospital about 10 hours after arriving in ER (took even longer for an ICU room to become available).

Haven’t consumed liquids or food in 33 hours, confined to a bed. I have an NG tube running to my stomach through my nose pumping out acid to prevent further leakage into my gut.

Quite a way to start 2021...

Hopefully the recovery from whatever the path forward is won’t be too crazy... but at the moment, man this is killin my mood. Especially knowing I can’t eat for at least a another day...

Please send sandwiches...

OP, how on Earth did this happen to you?!!

EDIT: Okay, so I read through the thread - sounds like your stomach wasn't "emptying" as it should, am I right? Jeez... I guess folks seem to forget that things aren't always perfect, huh? Damn... On the plus side, Earth hasn't been hit by any killer space rocks for the last few millennia, so that's interesting huh?