Wow

So last night I made it back to the ER with the same type pain. They did the usual labs and found that my potassium was pretty low. They made me swallow horse pills that replenished that potassium and I had to go back in today to get my blood redrawn (to make sure the ER gave me enough.) My potassium is back up, but I have been told I have to drink Gatorade (to keep my electrolytes up) and have my blood drawn AGAIN tomorrow. They're still not quite sure what caused the low potassium (it's been normal throughout this whole ordeal.) The ER doctor yesterday wanted to admit me, but the on-call admitting doctor said no because my surgeon wouldn't be in until Thursday and the on-call doctor "didn't have room in her schedule to see me." So, the ER doctor said "I feel horrible about sending you home, because they are more than likely going to admit you by the end of the week. If it's any consolation, I will make sure you are comfortable before you leave (i.e. more Morphine) and I'll send you home with a prescription for strong pain killers and an anti-nausea med to get you through until you meet with your surgeon." So, tomorrow, I meet with the surgeon and get my "sentence" so to speak. We'll see how that goes.