My Pancreas and Appendix were in Cahoots

So I thought this would be the week (I thought the weekend even!) Would be when I caught up on all my travel writing/blogging. Then, friday afternoon, a little nagging pain started in my abdomen, growing over the night such that I could barely sleep. Saturday, after unsuccessfully trying gas x and laxatives, I went to urgent care (an overly generous name for what is provided there in my experience. I think the care suffers in the name of urgency, and it is anything but urgent) and left with an anti-spasmodic for my gut and a confident opinion that whatever it was would work itself out. I was also told that if that didn’t work to think about going to the er. Now, as I type this monday morning, I am one inflamed, ruptured appendix lighter than I was yesterday. It was an AWESOME weekend.

"Plan of Care: Blood Sugar, Ambulate & MD Visit"

Time warp to thursday night, and I’m home, and hopefully on my way to healed. I will make another (hopefully not hollow) promise to gather my thoughts now not only about my travels, but about the way my diabetes was treated in the hospital (very inconsistent, very interesting) and maybe, just maybe, go on a micro-rant about the problems with a healthcare system that allows for $600 injections of 6u of Lantus.

Happy Weekend!