Nothing today. Had a long night last night, with only a couple hours of sleep. Stacy wasn't feeling well yesterday, and it escalated to vomiting plus contractions. Not a good combo. We went to the hospital around 10:30PM, and ended up spending the night. Stacy was pretty dehydrated and sucked down 3 I.V. bags. They gave her meds for the contractions and nausea, which both went away by early morning (by "early morning, I mean around 2AM). Liver enzymes tested high and platelets low. The doctors ended up thinking it might have been a virus she picked up or something she ate. Still waiting to get a couple tests back. But she was feeling really good by morning, and eating normally again. We went home around 2PM. We gave the experience a 3.5 - 4.0 on the "Drama scale". Not too dramatic, but something to keep the week interesting. It definitely could have turned out worse.
In pharmaceutical news, I've switched NSAIDs from diclofenac to meloxicam, which is reportedly much easier on the gut. I'll be the judge of that. If it doesn't improve, I'll revert back to small amounts of ibruprofen as needed (which I've taken for years without any problems) and cross my fingers that diet and supplements will help. Otherwise, there's a heck of a lot of pain and swelling. | 