Reporting to my doctor (daily)

Today, I'm feeling a bit low-energy. It could be because I've still got diarrhea. This has persisted since Saturday (5 days) and I finally called Dr. T2 about it. Whenever I call there, I usually speak to V, his medical assistant. She's great to talk to. I always feel bad "bothering" Dr. T2 directly. I'm on antibiotics and V agreed with me that this may be the reason the Imodium and my adjusted "anti-diarrhea" diet hasn't been working. She said she'd tell Dr. T2 about it and call me back with advice later today. In the meantime, I've been drinking a ton of water and eating raisins, bread, applesauce, apple juice, bananas, etc.

Other than the low-energy, I've been having some slightly disturbing side-effects from my surgery last Saturday. That surgery entailed installing a stint (long flexible tube) into my blocked or swollen ureter. The stint cured the pain that that blockage was causing, but it has been irritating my muscles and ureter a little so that I feel a tenderness on my left side (not exactly painful). Also, and this is what really disturbs me, there has been occasional blood in my urine. I called Dr. T2 about this yesterday and he said that this was normal. According to him, I have a smaller frame than most women and so, my side-effects are a little more pronounced. Whatever the case, I really get the heebie jeebies when I see blood in my bladder bag.

So this week, I've literally called or emailed Dr. T2 every day since Sunday. This is appalling to me because I feel like I'm acting like a hypochondriac! But V was VERY nice to tell me that I should never feel bad calling about these things. She emphasized that they are there to help me get better. I felt a lot better after she said that.