I vomited at the CT scan.

My condition was so bad that I had to hurl all the contrast liquid I had imbibed earlier. Then I had enema to have contrast liquid in my colon.

So why all this?

I was rushed to the hospital yesterday early evening after hours of twitching in pain on my bed. I wanted to vomit, thinking that vomiting could relieve me of the searing pain slicing through the upper right quadrant of my abdomen that radiated through my back. I tried inducing it but I couldn’t puke. I was in so much pain that I could barely breathe.

At the ER I was already screaming in pain, twitching, and thrashing on the bed. They had to inject a lot of meds in me like proton pump inhibitor, pain killer, and another one that made drowsy. That somewhat quieted me down. Pain was 10/10.

Initial diagnosis was acute gastritis but CT scan is needed to rule out pancreatitis, peptic ulcer, or GERD. My insurance company called me to say, yeah, we can cover that.

The entire night I was moaning and twitching in my bed. They couldn’t relieve my pain because my gastroenterologist said they couldn’t give me more meds and had to wait for a few more hours.

Then at 3 am, I hurled everything I ate the previous day after I was injected with Tramadol.

Pain subsided from 10/10 to 6-7/10. But it was still enough to cause me to scream in pain whenever I moved. I felt like my midsection was rolling and twisting inside me while pain jabbed at the spot.

At 4 am, I vomited again all the acids left in my gut. That relieved me somewhat, which allowed me to sleep for a bit before they prepped me for my CT scan.

After the scan, I felt a little bit ok, enough for me to take a shower and clean off my vomit. I felt human again.

Pain is around 2/10, dull but consistent. I hope it stays that way. I have to wait until tomorrow for the results. I don’t want to stay here another day.