Doctor's Note

I'm sitting in the office right now, reveling in my own little pity party.

Not so much a pity party really, just a "wtf just happened" party. My life went from being stress-free to "fml" in the span of just 30 minutes. Most if it started when a resident got agitated and started screaming, calling me a liar/bitch/bitchhole/whore (or an odd mixture of all the above), and elbowing me in the face. I also got a flare up of heart burn, from a few bites of my sandwich (roast beef with mayo, nothing else was on it) and yogurt. I am being literal when I say I managed three bites before I had to go babysit the afforementioned resident.

I mentioned this to mom and she insisted I call the doctor.

Hargroder and I went over the various things I've done that could have caused or helped my heartburn. He suggested prilosec. I informed him that I've been taking it the past week and still get heartburn. He suggest taking pepto bismol. I told him I take a swig whenever I feel it start to prickle up. He asked if it helped any and I told him it tampers it down, but still heartburn rears its head. I infromed him I don't smoke or drink alcohol and have had two sodas since surgery.

I also admitted to taking excedrin during my periods (which was recently).

Apparently two days worth of advil can help start up a stomach ulcer.

Basically, he's worried that I've managed to score myself a stomach ulcer. Right now I've been bumped back down to stage 1 diet. Broth, yogurt, saltines and gatorade for the next 48 hours. If I'm still hurting then there is an antibiotic he wants to prescribe. He also thinks I should discuss things with my regular doctor, but I really don't want to do that. I don't know what the protocol is if I do have some stomach ulcers. What new meds I'll get or what changes I'll have to make. Does it involve surgery?

I'm trying not to make this sound like an emo fml moment, because all things considered I'm doing just fine. Just.. stressed.