Unexpected Hospital Admission

I have been having horrible, unbearable headaches since last Thursday. On this day I went out and did things outside of my home, and I think I pushed my self too hard. We went to the ER late Saturday night and the ER doctor decided to admit me with a suspected spinal leak. They did a lumbar MRI to check for a spinal leak, but we didn't get the results back until Monday. Thankfully most of the nurses (except for the last nurse) were absolutely amazing!!! The doctors not so much.... They didn't know what to do with me so I just kind of sat around until Monday. The MRI did show a collection of fluid, but not enough to make them think it was a large enough leak to do an intervention on. At that point we were just doing symptom management and decided to send me home. It was a wonderful hospital room and almost felt like a hotel, so thankfully it was not too bad of a stay.

My neurosurgeon is hopeful it will heal on its own with bed rest and lots of hydration (IV and oral). Although it was frustrating that the hospital wouldn't do anything, looking on the bright side they were able to control my pain and nausea well. I was sent home with two different pain medications and have a prescription for nausea medications already.

My surgeon also suggested I put gauze on my incision and than put an ace bandage around my abdomen/pelvis to provide extra pressure on the wound. One of the pain medications I picked up is called Fioricet, which is specifically for headaches and has been working quite well in combination with my muscle relaxers.

The hospital refused to remove my stitches (long story I don't agree with), so I have an appointment tomorrow morning to get that done. Besides that, I have an appointment with a new endocrinologist next Monday, so I need to get all of my records (lab work, ultrasounds, etc) sent over to her office. Please say a prayer that she is the right fit for me as going to new doctors makes me anxious. I also got one of the two prescriptions that the GI doctor prescribed filled. This medication is meant to be taken twice a day, so please pray that that works!