sapphireandice

Update to the Life Update

Added 2024-08-11 02:05:52 +0000 UTC

Hey again! A little more news for you all now that I have some answers.

TL;DR: I'm kinda pretty sick :(

Long story: After the failed urgent care visit and nausea meds they prescribed me I thought it was getting better, but Thursday it was worse, and this time accompanies by throwing up as well. Then, Leafy looks at me and says "Look that way" which I do, where she follows up with "Your eyes are yellow, you need to go to the Emergency Room." and after some convincing that's what we did.

I ended up there all night and was given a Saline drip, Ultrasound, and a CT scan (scary). They basically said "Yeah, you're jaundice, and it was probably set off by the sedation drug given to you by the Oral Surgeon (it was ketamine btw). Here's some (better) meds and off you go."

So far I've had 1 follow up and a series of blood work done all to conclude that; something's wrong with my liver. I don't know yet how bad it is, I don't know if it's temporary, but it's not doing what it should be doing for me. It's scary, and feels unreal, but it's life. I have nearly off the chart levels of something called bilirubin in my system, among some other issues. I won't know more till Monday when the doctor is back in office.

Until then Leafy is pretty strictly watching me fore worsening symptoms: returning jaundice, abdominal pain, fever, you get the just. We are playing the waiting game now. Thank you all for sticking with me, none of this is possible without you <3.

I'm feeling decent right now, and with a good nights sleep I think, for the first time in a week and a half, i'll feel up to drawing tomorrow (i've missed it dearly). Here's hoping! That's all until I know more, thank you guys again.