Hey friends I could use some prayers and positive vibes! I started having some horrible pains in my tummy about 10 days ago(felt like stomach twisting on itself and like in the last when I had an ulcer-that empty tummy pain) so luckily I had my 1 month appt with my surgeon the next day, he brushed it off as nothing but some indigestion from a new food I tried(Asian green beans-soft and approved in my list not spicy) But says call if worse the next day, so I did. He thought since I had GERD preop we maybe be experiencing some serious gastritis, so he prescribed a plethora of new meds to add to my Prevacid. The next day(a week ago yesterday) I felt slightly better, Sunday even more improved. Monday I could even eat an ounce of thick bean Soup, a shrimp(for dinner) and two bites of fish. Tueaday I was not well again and also had a pain in my left flank, and then I started getting a fever Christmas Eve. I called the on call he thinks I'm also dehydrated which is the fever(100.3 was the highest it ever got) he says liquids for a few days only and go to ER if I still have fever the next day...I did not, but I was super achy and after my kids did their gifts I slept through Christmas dinner and awoke at 530! Thursday eve I started getting a light fever again, so off to the ER we went(diff on call doc is worried, finally someone thinks I might not be ok and is taking me seriously) I should also mention at this point I'm also struggling to get my liquids in, they got my IV in and a bag of fluids and some IV Zofran and wouldn't you know I got the whole dang 32 oz contrast for my CT down no problem in the 90 mins.

CT results show no leak yay! But splenomegaly was found(enlarged spleen) the doc says oh it just bc of your recent surgery(5weeks) ago. Never even said hmmm you had the hallmark pain for enlarged spleen, this could be scary if it ruptures, NOTHING! I follow up the next day with my office and sadly my doc is out of town this whole time! But I get a PA whom I've never met and she was AWESOME! I had been googling causes of Splenomegaly and let me tell you they are scary! But I started thinking back about how tired I had been and just chalked it up to finally being hit with the fatigue of the surgery or Vitamin deficiency...but the most common cause is Mono and dang if I didn't feel just like I did in college when I had it! Sooooo when I mentioned it to the PA she was impressed and said my thoughts exactly go get tested at your primary, so we are waiting for those results I pray that's the cause bc the rest of the scenarios are NOT good!

Now back to my stomach issues, so after looking at my CT himself the doc that sent me to the ER sadly can't confirm no leak he feels it's inconclusive :/ Tmw I go for an upper GI! I pray I don't have one! So all in all they believe I have two completely separate things going on :/ of course I do Anywho I'm scared out of my mind for both answers, so please send me some strength and well wishes! I could use them! I should hopefully have all my results by tmw! Bless your heart if you've taken he time to read this book of ramblings! I'm so tired! Haha!

It is not rambling! Fevers don't just happen for no good reason...something is wrong . Keep at them. don't give up until you are satisfied with everything being checked out..Something small can escalate into something major if not looked after..

Get some G2 Gatorade for your dehydration K....it does wonders for that..

Over a year out and still drink it every day!

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope there is no leak and wish you the best.

I think I may be on my way to some dehydration issues, too!

I'm gonna get some G2 as well! Thanks for the tip!

Hang in there Chrissy!!

Oy, this sounds awful. I am sending you tons of good juju! Please keep us updated.

'Scuse my ignorance, but what is 'Mono'?

Horrible that you had to go through this over Christmas. As RJ stated - keep pushing until they get you sorted.

Wishing you the best of luck x

Mononucleosis

Ahh, much obliged. We call that glandular fever over here

Sending you hugs!

Prayers going up for you!

Best wishes. I firmly believe we have to be keepers of our own bodies, and research and research more!!! Push the doctors, do not let them brush you off when you know something is wrong!!

Thanks All yes, I feel the same while my doctor is wonderful and I really feel in good care with him, I had no fever at the time and everything pointed to gastritis, I only had the low fever 2x and maybe the dehydration was the culprit as the on call stated! They said it's very rare this far out but want to be 100% thankfully! I have also been on liquids since Christmas Eve. Thankfully I still am not feeling hungry!

Ok best news is NO LEAK!!!! Ahhhhh relief! They said my little stomach looks perfect, no narrowing either! The bad news is my spleen is soooooo large that it's pushing on my stomach(likely in certain positions) and perhaps is causing me the issues when I eat and even reflux from the pressure when I sit! So I am waiting still to hear back from my primary about the mono test! As this point all of us are praying for a big fat positive!! Then we will know to give it time and my spleen should shrink back down! Still feeling exhausted, so I'm gonna take a snooze before hubby brings my boys home! Keep the prayers coming I'm not out of the woods quite yet!

Happy there's no leak! Best wishes, and I hope the swelling goes down soon!