This is a new thread to give those who are working through aches and pains and aren't quite up to the rollicking good time and liquor IV drips of the infamous Mudcat Recovery Ward. I hadn't thought much about starting a new thread right now until I was awakened early this morning because my ex had taken my son to the ER.

He gets a stomach ache every so often, and we've made a couple of attempts to get it diagnosed but the children's hospital is way too slow and it is gone by the time we get to the head of the triage line. This time it was a weekend, and we had all agreed that if he got this kind of stomach ache again to avoid the children's hospital if we want him seen sooner.

It could be appendicitis (this time), but he could just be showing a normal appendix on the large size. He may have some slight infection, but if he has it, it is very early and we have a few days to decide on surgery. So we have time to see if he isn't suffering from constipation or a migraine (or both). We've given ourselves 24 hours from when he was admitted this morning to see if he clears up and feels completely back to normal (but we'll still follow up with doctors after this) or if he goes back for the surgery.

Others in the de-clutter crowd have been sharing some of their health things in the exercise and house-cleaning thread, because that just happens sometimes. But like I said, if you're not ready to join the pink flamingo crowd with their antics over in Nurse Ratched's ward, come here for a little R&R. I know Michelle is coming along very nicely, and could probably use a new venue to continue to talk about her progress. Let's leave that nasty old cancer talk behind when we can!

SRS