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My lovely wife who I've been with for over 25 years came down with a stomach virus Wednesday. Vomiting with "coffee grounds" in the blood, severe cramps so bad we had to go to the ER. They run a bunch of tests, blood, urine, fecal, xrays, etc. Diagnose gastritis and send us home with a nausea med and a H2 blocker. She gets home and starts retching violently. More coffee grounds. Pain at a 10. Call the ER at midnight and the nurse supervisor says ride it out, these things some times take days to resolve. More retching, more pain. She's exhausted. Thursday she's in pain all day. I go and set up a Hunter Safety class and she calls me - I could barely hear her - the pain is unbearable. I race home the 2 miles and call her doc on the way. He says get her in, so I do. Same ER and we're getting the cold shoulder...like you can't handle a little stomach flu? This time I demand a CAT scan. Along with the same other tests, they oblige, but she has to drink down 2 large cups of contrast media. Yeah right. She hasn't been on solid food in 3 days.

We got there at 5pm. She finally gets it down around 10:35pm they take her to the CAT. We wait for another 2 hours for it to be read...by a guy in Australia no less. All of the sudden she a very popular patient and we are receiving care meant for a king. Then at 1:30 the doc finally comes in and tells us there's a softball size tumor on her ovary. [bleep]. That's pushing on the small bowel and cutting off the stomach "drain" causing backup and vomiting. They find a bed at 3am in a bigger hospital an hour away. I follow the ambu in a daze. We've seen all manner of docs and surgeons today. They relieved her pain with morphine and a NG tube. Surgery is Monday am. Tumor, plus probably all female plumbing, depending on malignancy.

I'm numb. She is my rock and my true north. We have to beautiful boys. It's been...I dunno..40-50 hours? I have to get my schit together. If'n you say prayers every night maybe give Beth a mention? I'm kinda lost and probably rambling..

Will do, and good luck!!!

Hang in there!

CharlieFoxtrot: So sorry to hear of the wifes pain and affliction!
Prayers are sent for her and you.
I know how you feel my wife of 41+ years has had a couple of scares in the past.
Stay strong and I am glad her pain has been diminished.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Hang tite, sounds like they got a handle on it. We'll pray for you guys.

Best wishes for her and you. Stay strong!

Well Charlie, the problem is finally diagnosed correctly and a treatment plan is set up..

now you just have to wait over the weekend for them to set it up and start addressing
the problem.. which will be the first step in healing what is ailing her.

I always have to time to pray for those that have been diagnosed with Cancer...
but just as much to pray for their spouses and loved ones...at times it is even
harder on the family to see their loved one going thru such pain and prognosis, than
it is the patient.

I am sure all who read this will include your lovely wife in their prayers...
May they get it all Monday and may she heal quickly.

and may the Good Lord be with both of you during this difficult time.
Peace be with you.

best regards

I can empathize somehow with the scenario you write CF. Your "rambling" sounds far too familiar and I can only hope and send prayers your direction for a better outcome than you undoubtedly fear at this point. I hope you and Beth will find some peace as you pursue a good outcome.

Will do.

Done CharlieFoxtrot , hope your wife is resting well .

Done. We have been through this. It has been about thirty five years ago and she is still going strong.

Glad they found out the cause. You're both in my thoughts.

I don’t know what I’d do without my wife.

I’ll be praying for Beth and you guys.

You aren't rambling, but you have every right to ramble.

Prayers for Beth tonight and every night, until she is out of any danger.

Best wishes.

Saw this - prayed - and will be praying for you folks.

Thoughts and prayers for the both of you! These things can test you in ways you’ve never imagined. Faith and strength can work miracles!

Here as well....

Glad they got something figured and acted on it.

My friend's wife was supposed to get hip replacement and 2 days they wanted to do some more blood and other tests.

her blood count was something north of 16,000 and did a culture in the lab here.
They said she had some bug that gets on clothes and bed sheets and to get some kind of fancy soap.

The pain got so bad he took her to Lubbock and they did an MRI and ct scan.
Turns out she had a infection of that hip joint and is was that crap that they have to report to the CDC.

Well she has been in the hospital for a month and just last week got in a rehab place after doing some work on that joint.

She was not doing good and all they were saying take some over the counter stuff.

Sometimes i guess they either don't look or just over look stuff.

Hope all goes well.
Try to get some rest.

Charlie Foxtrot, very best wishes to your wife and I hope for a successful operation and speedy and full recovery.

L.W.