Yesterday, I woke up and was shot with an unbearable pain. Followed by an uncomfortable sickness, feeling the need to vomit. I honestly thought it was something I ate. I thought I had food poisoning but boy was I wrong. I've had food poisoning before and it was nothing like this. After trying to vomit a couple of times, I succeeded when I threw up white, airy and watery looking thing. It left a burning pain in the throat so I assume it was sort of acid. My pain was in the stomach and it shifted to the bladder where the real pain started. My liver, kidneys and lower back was also in pain. How do I describe this pain? Hm, well imagine having cramps but at the same time, the bladder was being stabbed and twisted whilst the lower back, kidneys and liver were constantly being punched.
I was shaking, twitching and finding it hard to breathe. My heart felt like it stopped beating for 1 second then continued to beat but really hard and fast. Like it was skipping a beat. I was in bed, curled up in a ball, clenching my bladder and trying to breathe. I tried calling my mum and dad but after a few calls and no one picked up I laid there and felt like I was going to die. I couldn't walk and every time I did, my legs would fail to hold me. I was very light headed and my face very pale. I kept feeling the need to vomit but it was so hard to when there was nothing to throw up. Finally, after giving my dad another call, he picked up. I blurted the words out about how much pain I was in and I could hear the panic in his voice. He told me to hang in there and he was coming home as fast as he can. Again, I was lying there, begging for help even when no one was home. It was hard to stay awake when I was falling into unconsciousness. My dad called again to inform me that he called an ambulance so make sure I stay awake to open the door for them. When they finally arrived, the paramedics were friendly and calm. They even tried to make jokes here and there. I wanted to laugh but every time I did, the bladder would give a sharp twisting pain. I left the house with no shoes on and I regret not bringing a pair. In the ambulance, I was asked a lot of questions. My parents friends who lived a few houses down saw the ambulance and stopped us at once to make sure that I was okay. When I arrived at the hospital, they gave me pain killers and panadol They pain didn't really stop but it was a come and go. Although I felt so dizzy, I was able to walk. They told me to give them a urine sample but I couldn't pee since I didn't have enough liquid in me.
My dad finally arrived and he gave me the biggest hug and blurted so many questions. He was about to cry which I didn't want to see. I was fine by the time he came. Eventually, after being forced by my dad to drink a bottle of water, I went to pee. Gave them my sample and they took 2 full tubes of my blood. I was there since 1:30 pm and didn't get to go home til 8:30 pm. My brothers and my mum came by too to make sure I was okay. I was taken into the rooms to have my organs examined. The doctors said I was fine but they needed more blood so they pricked my finger and took more blood. By then, I was again, light headed from all the blood they took. The doctor said that I had a urine infection and it was very common for us females. And I was running low on sugar so my body was very fragile. I was given anti-biotics but I have to come back to see if any bugs were detected in my urine. If yes, then they'll give me a different kind of anti-biotics if not then I stick to the one I have now.
So ladies, if you have experienced this but haven't seeked medical attention, I suggest you do so. But a little heads up they all women will go through this since it's very common so don't freak out when it happens. Just fear the pain. I am all well, but the pain strikes every now and then but it's bearable.
