November 11, 2010 Thursday Morning

Yesterday was a long day of tests. It started at 8 AM with drinking two bottles of barium before my 9:30 AM CT scan. I have had this test done about 10 years ago and I must say the barium you have to drink is much better and has a berry flavor. It was drinkable. In between drinking the two bottles I went upstairs to my doctor's office and asked the nurse if she can do anything to get me in to see a specialist before next week. I was in a lot of pain the night before and there was no way I could wait another week. I was scheduled an emergency appointment at 10:30 AM after my CT scan. The CT scan went well. The worst part was the injection of iodine which makes you feel warm and a feeling like you are peeing in your pants. It is a weird feeling and not one that is pleasant. The specialist / surgeon examined me and looked at the results from the CT scan and said he thinks I have a prostate infection, not a hernia. The CT scan did not show a hernia. I was happy to hear this news until I filled the prescription for the antibiotic only to notice it is the same antibiotic I had been taking during this month of pain. I then called the doctor's office and talked with the nurse letting her know that I had already been on this antibiotic with no positive results. She is talking to the doctor today and will get back to me. So it was a roller coaster ride of feeling good about the news, then learning he might be wrong. I spent the afternoon taking a nap with the dogs since I was so tired from all the procedures and doctors all morning. Made leftover's for dinner and went to bed early last night. The pain was not as bad as the night before. The night before I was seriously thinking about going to emergency I was in so much pain. So now I wait again for the doctor to call me back. I am sure he will tell me to continue with the antibiotic and see him in two weeks for a follow up appointment. I just hope I am not wasting two more weeks, with pain, to need more tests. Time will tell. I now am bleeding from my butt so I am not happy.

This morning I was up by 5:30 AM feeling a bit better but still in some pain. I have to get a lot done today since I have not done much this week. I have to go grocery shopping and to the bank this morning. Have to vacuum and dust the house. And have to go get my monthly food from ARCW. I hope to get most of this done this morning so I can again take a nap this afternoon since I have not been sleeping well from the pain. It is uncomfortable to lay down and sleep in any position. I also don't want to over do it today and be back in the pain I was two days earlier. The only good thing that has happened in the last days is that our tenants upstairs moved in a friend for a week or so because he broke up with his girl friend. He is very handsome and nice to look at. Hey, I have to look at something as good news at this point. It is again going to be in the 60s here in Milwaukee. We are in a warm front, but the weather is changing after today and this weekend looks in the 40s and rainy. We usually get snow around Thanksgiving so it is just a matter of time. Got to get showered and get on with the day. Will try to post an update after the doctor calls me today.