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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMrs. Venation by ambulance to ER
I can't even go back yet; I got here just after the ambulance and she's not in an exam room yet.
She was putting together a cat tree (what else?) and started feeling sick to her stomach. She sat down and chills and the shakes came on. She waited for me to get home and I gave her some Rx nausea drugs. Didn't help. She laid down for a while, then came out with a splitting headache. i called 911 and here we are.
No idea what it could be. Please keep her in your thoughts, send vibes, and if you pray, you know what to do. Thank you.
Flaxbee
(13,661 posts)Please keep us in the loop.
All my love your way.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Keep us updated, OK?
denbot
(9,899 posts)Keep us updated when you get a chance.
rurallib
(62,413 posts)nolabear
(41,960 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)csziggy
(34,136 posts)MiddleFingerMom
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Paulie
(8,462 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
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Which hospital?
applegrove
(118,642 posts)Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)She's had 2 ekg and a chest x-ray. Morphine and Zofran. Staff is excellent. Mrs. V. is scared. So am I.
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)The ER can be painfully slow, especially when you are terrified about the outcome, which makes things so much worse. But hang in there and keep us up to date. The fact that they haven't done anything yet but have taken those 3 tests is probably a good sign!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)Denninmi
(6,581 posts)You have my love and support. I hope it is nothing serious and she is better soon.
opiate69
(10,129 posts)Sentath
(2,243 posts)like a turbine
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)Hope she's going to be fine...
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)Good vibes being sent!!!
It could just be exhaustion, or heat, or something along those lines. Even if it's something worse don't jump to conclusions yet. I know that's very hard to do though.
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)We are home. Tests turned up nothing; everything is normal. Pfft. If it were normal, why did she get sick?
She is feeling better. Still woozy, still a little nauseated, but better. We were sent home with a scrip for Zofran, dietary instructions, and that's it. I don't like this about ERs: unless it's something like a broken bone, they send you home without answers.
I'm taking tomorrow off so that she won't be alone. Life, please stop scaring us, please?
ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts).
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I've had trips to our ER here with severe symptoms of one thing or another, but they were all related to stress in my life
Stress can give you pretty much any symptom in the World.
Learned that decades ago - also learned,
many doctors ain't too smart.
Take care
be well
CC
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,614 posts)My vibes continue to flow in your direction...
I hope you can both get some rest.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)together. Vibes to you both.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)internist ...
Glad you are able to stay home today. Hope this was just a one time "thing"
Take care.
Did you ever finish the cat tree?
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)If she feels better this morning, she will resist going to see our internist.
I agree with you, T.A. What can one do, though?
Thank you so much.
Edit: yep, finished the tree, before she got so sick that I called 911.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)I was in the hospital about, what? Two weeks ago?? Its not fun.. being there. Hang in there!
HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)and that everything is better in the morning.
Best wishes.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)keep a close eye on her until all is well... lots of
life long demo
(1,113 posts)Have you thought about what she was putting together when she became ill?
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)While she was resting and before it got bad enough to call 911, I completed assembling the cat tree and waited for it to make me sick. Nothin'.
Thanks, l.l.d.
ballardgirl
(145 posts)she is sensitive to something in the materials and you are not. Was there carpet involved? That stuff can be bad for some folks since it often contains a lot of chemicals. You might want to put it somewhere to air out a bit just to be sure.
I hope things are back to normal today, but do keep a close eye on her.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...are built from plywood and particle board which tend to give off somewhat toxic vapors. The carpet or other soft covering may have been applied with a chemical adhesive that does the same.
I hope the Mrs is doing better.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)JitterbugPerfume
(18,183 posts)and Mrs V
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)Kudos to you for taking this seriously!
blueknight
(2,831 posts)my son had the EXACT same symptons, and it was (believe it or not) kidney stones!