Just How bad is my abdominal area?

Yesterday morning I went to the bathroom to clean my contacts. I bent over to get the saline solution and when I raised up it felt like my insides had exploded. Literally I was laying on the bed crying like a baby for it was the worst pain that I have EVER felt in my life. My wife throws me and the kids in the Explorer and off to the hospital we go. My youngest daughter was with me for the weekend and she is a special needs child that does not understand about all that I have went thru. She was crying in the backseat and I was doing the same in the front. I did not think I could make it all the way to UK so I had my wife take me to Frankfort Regional, for at least they could make me more comfortable. 4 hours at Frankfort Regional then they transfer me to UK by ambulance. Another 7 hous at UK and they tell me I have a torn External Oblique muscle on my left side. Nothing they can do about it so they send me home. Some of the worst pain I have ever had. Funny that in my life I can be walking to the bathroom to clean my contacts and the next minute I am in the hospital getting stuck 8 times before they got an IV started.

kinda reminds me of some of my kidney stone expeditions. Get well soon, man.......and whatever you do, DON'T SNEEZE!

Man sorry to hear that. One thing you could do, versus getting stuck a bunch of times every time you go to the hospital. Tell them you need a picc line or a port. It might save you some time to get the pain medicine

[QUOTE=Trophyhunter8;432832]Man sorry to hear that. One thing you could do, versus getting stuck a bunch of times every time you go to the hospital. Tell them you need a picc line or a port. It might save you some time to get the pain medicine[/QUOTE]


I have had about 15 pic lines and the certain veins that they go in (underside of the bicep and the outside vein on the crease of your elbow) have developed so much scar tissue that it is hard to get a pic line in. I don't mind the sticks becasue I am pretty much used to it but when you tell the nurse where to stick and she wants to stick some other place becasue it is "easier" or "convenieng" and the vein blows right away is when I get pissed off. Plus since there are only a few trained individuals in the hospital that can put in a pic line it takes longer especially since it also needs a doctors approval.

Elwood, muscle tears are very painful. Most people don't realize how many pain endings are in muscle. I have a pulled muscle in my shoulder right now that is giving me fits now for about a month. It will go away with time. Until then when the pain gets too much to take, take two viagras and hold on.

[QUOTE=Bonefish;432840]Elwood, muscle tears are very painful. Most people don't realize how many pain endings are in muscle. I have a pulled muscle in my shoulder right now that is giving me fits now for about a month. It will go away with time. Until then when the pain gets too much to take, take two viagras and hold on.[/QUOTE]

No wonder your handle is Bonefish.

Sorry about the muscle El, but at least it's not another hernia.

[QUOTE=elnutsmalljaws;432839]I have had about 15 pic lines and the certain veins that they go in (underside of the bicep and the outside vein on the crease of your elbow) have developed so much scar tissue that it is hard to get a pic line in. I don't mind the sticks becasue I am pretty much used to it but when you tell the nurse where to stick and she wants to stick some other place becasue it is "easier" or "convenieng" and the vein blows right away is when I get pissed off. Plus since there are only a few trained individuals in the hospital that can put in a pic line it takes longer especially since it also needs a doctors approval.[/QUOTE]

I've been a ICU nurse for seven years now....and have placed thousands of angiocaths....when doing so, you have to go with whatever vein you feel comfortable with. If I see a vein on a patient, especially in an emergency situation, I'm going to stick it regardless of the patient's expectations. One thing that patients don't understand, just because they have never done it, is that placing an angiocath is not easy....especially with chronically ill patients....they infiltrate, roll, hide...its difficult. Plus, patient's expect IV's to be placed on one stick....with sick individuals, this rarely happens!

PICC lines are only recommended for patients who are going to be receiving long term care...such as long term antibiotic infusions...and only when no peripheral IV access can be obtained. If you ask any nurse, we LOVE PICC LINES!!! No inflitrations, you can draw labs off of them, and they are just convenient...but they do come with risk of clots and sepsis. Anyways, just a little perspective from a nurse's point of view. :cool:

-Rich