I thought I was dying yesterday: Stupid but true
Two nights ago I felt some mild pain in my stomach. I get indigestion once in a while so I thought I should take some Tums. I took the recommended amount, 4 tablets. The pain didn’t go away after an hour so I took 2 more and some tea. The grew more aggressive, I couldn’t lie down in one position for very long or the pain would increase. I went to the restroom a few times with no luck. I knew it wasn’t coming out on that end so I tried to force myself to vomit. I spit up a little something but not enough to make me feel better. I thought my body was trying to tell me to eat so I ate a little but couldn’t muster the strength to finish the whole frozen dinner. I forced myself to sleep only to find myself waking up in the middle of the night to non-stop pain.
In the morning I had work but couldn’t get out of bed. The pain was worse now. My stomach was wrenching, twisting and turning. I didn’t have much sleep so I didn’t have the energy to do anything but let the pain consume me as I lie in bed. Hours passed, the pain seemed to fade but I was still tired from lack of sleep. I remember scaring myself thinking to myself that I could die in my bed and nobody would know. I don’t remember what happened after that. Either I fell asleep or blacked out from the pain. I woke up around 6pm. Amazingly I was feeling a lot better. I was relieved but at the same time confused. Sitting here typing this I still don’t know what I had or how I got better, whatever the case I’m happy to still be here.
