Sunday
The shit really started kicking in Sunday lunchtime. I was in a lot of pain, as my organs struggled to adjust. My kidneys were working overtime and god could I feel them. I hadn't been able to eat for almost 24 hours, except a handful of popcorn. The shakes and sweats were kicking in, and I knew I had to ride it out. I knew I could make it. I'd done it before. I texted my boss and told her what was going on. She was really cool as I'd been honest last time and she knew the deal. I said I'd call or text in the morning, but it wasn't looking good. I took a couple of paracetemol and went to bed.
Monday to Wednesday
To be honest there isn't a lot to say. I sweated, shook, and drifted in and out of awareness for most of it. I remember my abdomen hurt a lot. By mid-morning Wednesday I was a lot more lucid. The pain was still there but my temperature had dropped and the sweats were easing. The shakes persisted. The toothpaste cap was really starting to annoy me. It was actually quite funny at the time. I've no idea why! I booked an appointment at the Dr's and got a cancellation that afternoon. In the meantime I had my first meal since Sunday. You feel really weak after a shift like that but it feels good too. The worst is over.
The Dr was really cool. Obviously not glad to see me, but glad I'd made the decision and made a start. She did a general physical and told me to get some bloods booked in. My urine sample was riddled with ketones that meant my body was essentially in a mess. I'm no Dr but even I could tell that piss wasn't meant to look like rusty lucozade. She told me to drink plenty of clear fluids as that should ease the pressure on my kidneysI mentioned my nipples had some tissue underneath them that had developed when I started drinking again. Gynaecomastia.... http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Gynaecomastia.htm
A hormonal issue associated with liver issues and addictions means that I now have a 2cm disk of tissue under each nipple. I didn't ask if it goes away. That's one for next time I see her......Then I called work and started to prepare to return on Thursday.
Next; Back to work, and possibly the worst social situation for someone whose just quit the booze. What can possibly go wrong??
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