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Broken tailights, bones and computers oh my!

Well it's been quite some time since I've posted and I apologize profusely for that. January flew by for me and then at the beginning of February I ended up in the ER with incredible abdominal pain. When the ER doctor hit the "spot" on my abdomen my head flew up off the bed and I almost head-butted him...there were a few choice swear words as well. After a whole day (yes, a whole day) in the ER getting IV fluids, an MRI and waiting for the doctors to make their way back to my little room after the flood of patients that came after I checked in, I found out I had diverticulitis... don't get this... ever . T his is an infection of the small pouches in your intestines, which if it gets bad makes it impossible to stand, or sit, or lay down without a lot of pain. Now I also know what an appendicitis feels like, as the doctor said this problem mimics a horribly inflamed appendix....yah me. Now I can cross that off my wish list. I was sent home at nearly 5pm with instru