So... that was (not) fun.
I went up to the hospital on Tuesday for them to do the bronchiscopy. We were naive enough to think we'd go home after this. But just like what happened in 2011, they discovered some things that concerned them so they decided to keep me in the hospital.
They wanted to perform and embolization, which means they did a cath procedure (going up into my circulatory system by entering through an artery in my groin) in order to locate the source of bleeding and seal it up with tiny beads. Unfortunately when they got into my lung, due to my unique anatomy they encountered a tangle of veins that was very hard to navigate. So rather than trying to be precise and reach the exact location, they released the beads upstream in the hope they would reach their destination.
Well... this had an unintended side effect. Some beads must have gone the wrong way or something,and there's been some blockage somewhere in the bloodflow to my right hand. When I woke up from the surgery, my hand was completely numb and looked purple. Bloodflow has slowly returned to most of my fingers now, but the index and thumb are still taking their time, and there's generally a lot of pain when using my hand. And since I'm right handed, having this hand rendered useless is a problem for me.
In addition to this, they put in a permanent type of IV that winds in all the way to my heart, so I can be given a regimine of IV antibiotic for the next few months. I hate IVs and I've never had to have one in this long, so I'm not looking forward to it.
On top of all this, it turns out I most likely have a hernia as well, so that'll be even more surgery in the near future.
I'm alive, but on the whole I'm not very happy these days. -_-
EDIT: REPLY TO COMMENTS
I want to thank everyone who's commented and given me encouragement. I'm feeling better after a few days back home. My stomach has calmed down, my appetite is getting back to normal, and I feel more human after some solid nights' sleep.
Keba: Its OK if we really aren't well acquainted, I appreciate you taking the time to express your concern for me. =)
lucifer's wife: Typing is probably the least painful thing for me to do since at least some of my fingers are working without much pain right now. ^^
bellpickle: I hope your friend gets better too. As for me, time till tell if any of this does any good. I hope it does.
Beth: Send more cookies. ;) *hugs*
Pleiades: Its always taxing. Dad stayed up there with me the whole time, and mom and the cat were here at home keeping each other company. But we've done it many times, so though its never easy, we're a bit numbed to it too.
Schultzie: Any Rush swag will be gladly accepted. ;) Hope things are well with you.
(If anyone's wondering I'm not just replying in the comment box, my Firefox has gone insane recently and most of the tiem its opens as a full window I can't write any comments or replies in, and even when it opens normal the Reply button doesn't work. I don't know if its this new laptop. Its not even a month old and it started to screw up right away. Lots of mouse issues, and I despise Windows 8. We need to take it in for exchange.)
