The weirdest thing that ever happened to me was getting a septic infection from a gallstone I didn't even HAVE...
The problem actually turned out to blockage in my bile duct (eww) - I'd already had my gallbladder removed, but was having pain that felt JUST like the old gallbladder pain I'd had before it was removed. I went to the ER because it was so excruciating (and of course it was the middle of the night). They did some lab work and an ultrasound and noticed my duct was "inflamed" but said I'd probably just passed a stone, would feel better in a couple of days, and sent me home with some Vicodin. I should add here that I never actually HAD stones, even when I did have my gallbladder - I just had this really thick, goopy, "sludge." And also that those labs they had drawn? They showed that my liver function was way off and my white blood cell count was SUPER high (a clear sign of infection).
Anyway, since I actually hadn't passed a stone (and never had a stone to begin with), the whole "you'll be fine in a couple of days" approach didn't really pan out. The blockage just continued to get worse, somehow got into my bloodstream, gave me sepsis and nearly killed me. All my organs shut down and I had to be intubated and everything. That whole experience took a huge bite out of my lung function that I've never been able to fully recoup. All from some stupid sludge in a little duct that could have been cleaned out in a 20 minute procedure *sigh*
Anyone think I should sue the hospital for negligence, LOL <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
If you're interested, read more about sepsis here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sepsis.com/overview/overview.jsp?reqNavId=1">http://www.sepsis.com/overview/overview.jsp?reqNavId=1</a>
The problem actually turned out to blockage in my bile duct (eww) - I'd already had my gallbladder removed, but was having pain that felt JUST like the old gallbladder pain I'd had before it was removed. I went to the ER because it was so excruciating (and of course it was the middle of the night). They did some lab work and an ultrasound and noticed my duct was "inflamed" but said I'd probably just passed a stone, would feel better in a couple of days, and sent me home with some Vicodin. I should add here that I never actually HAD stones, even when I did have my gallbladder - I just had this really thick, goopy, "sludge." And also that those labs they had drawn? They showed that my liver function was way off and my white blood cell count was SUPER high (a clear sign of infection).
Anyway, since I actually hadn't passed a stone (and never had a stone to begin with), the whole "you'll be fine in a couple of days" approach didn't really pan out. The blockage just continued to get worse, somehow got into my bloodstream, gave me sepsis and nearly killed me. All my organs shut down and I had to be intubated and everything. That whole experience took a huge bite out of my lung function that I've never been able to fully recoup. All from some stupid sludge in a little duct that could have been cleaned out in a 20 minute procedure *sigh*
Anyone think I should sue the hospital for negligence, LOL <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
If you're interested, read more about sepsis here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sepsis.com/overview/overview.jsp?reqNavId=1">http://www.sepsis.com/overview/overview.jsp?reqNavId=1</a>