I have never talked about my medical problems here. I usually like to keep such things private even from relatives or people I know. I guess it's cause of Covid isolation and all the unrest that's going on in this country but I feel like, "Fuck it. I don't care who knows anymore." I had something happen and I want a second opinion.
I know there are Doctors and Nurses that post here and this is for you. If you don't have any background in medicine please don't respond.
I have Crohns disease. I have had it most of my life. I had surgery in January last year. I had a colonoscopy last monday to follow up the surgery. I was suppose to have it in the spring but with the pandemic ramping up and all the unknowns there was no way I was going to have it done then. Anyway, I had it done last week and my Mom who is a retired surgical PA went with me. I should mention that colonoscopies have always been hard on me. When the anesthesia fully wears off after I get home I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Sick to my stomach, body aches, etc. This time was even worse though. Immediately after I woke up I started coughing uncontrollably and my throat burned. I don't remember much because I was still coming out of the anesthesia but my Mom said, that I said that something feels really wrong. The Nurse came in checked my vitals. Everything was realtively normal considering but my oxygen saturation was only 85. She said they had me sit up and try and take deep breaths. When the Doctor came in she asked if I had aspirated. He looked surprised and said no. Fyi, they made me wear a mask the whole time during the procedure. She said my o stat came up after a while and the Doctor just shrugged and was like, "That was weird." After we left I was still hurting and coughing a bit. She didn't like their response and made me come back to their house so she could monitor me real closely, make sure I got rehydrated and ate. I was able to eat some yogurt and a sandwich but my whole body hurt real bad. Every joint and muscle and my throat still burned pretty bad. I did not argue when she said I was staying the night. She said she thought I had aspirated stomach acid and it had gotten into my lungs and they didn't notice. Later that night she checked my vitals and I had a 101.5 deg fever and with a stethoscope she could hear loud crackling sounds in my lungs. Then it was like, "Uh oh." It was really late and if I didn't start improving by the morning she was going to take me back to the hospital. She had me take two extra strength Tylenol and drink plenty of water. By the next morning my temperature was normal and I wasn't as sore. My lungs were still crackling when I would breath out and I started coughing up a lot of mucus. She called my PC Doctor but they never called back. I ended up staying at my parents for days until I felt better. ^^; My lungs were still making a little bit of noise but I couldn't feel anything and felt fine. She told me the condition.. that I can't remember right now.. takes a while to get over but I still should see the Doctor ASAP. After I got back to my place she insisted that I call the Doctor Monday myself and see if they could work me in that day. I called as soon as they opened and asked to speak to his nurse. Of course she can't be bothered to come to the phone for a second and I just had to leave a voicemail. They didn't call back yesterday. >.> She finally called back today and I explained and she had the gaul to tell me, "You might have Covid, you need to stay home, etc." I got PISSED but tried to control myself.. <sigh> and said in a stern tone. "No! You don't understand. I had a colonoscopy and this happened right after!" Then she said, "Oh.. Ok I will tell the Doctor." They still haven't called me.
What should I do? Try the PC Doc again and badger them until they see me? Screw it? This will get better on it's own?