[OhKay]

The gastro NP sent me to the ER because she didn't feel comfortable just ordering testing because there could be so many different things going on. It wasn't the worst trip to the ER I've ever had, but I never got a room and spent the whole time on a stretcher in the hallway.

I had a CAT scan, which showed abnormalities, but the gastro MD didn't think I had an infection. I was FOS, so the MD said the diarrhea was probably from "overflow constipation," which means it was just going around more formed stool in my colon. Because there was NO privacy, the MD couldn't do a digital rectal exam, but he thought the bleeding was probably from my hemorrhoids (they're bad). They gave me IV fluids for dehydration, but there's nothing they could give me in the ER for the constipation that I haven't already used/am using.

I have to follow-up with my gastro and get that colonoscopy (which was also suggested by the ER MD) to find out what's causing the inflammation in my colon, which I'm sure is contributing to my constipation. I'll have to buy some Mirilax today and do the colon cleanse tonight. That's all I can do.

I was scared. It was a lot of blood. It's hard to believe it was all from my hemorrhoids. I didn't want to go to the ER, but I'm very relieved to know that there is nothing serious going on. And I got some very good news... my eGFR is higher, which means my kidney function is better! Not good, but better!

I hope I feel a lot better after taking the Mirilax tonight because I'm not feeling any better today than I was yesterday.