I am worried about the iron tests. All the tests to do with iron and red blood cells plummeted. The GI doc seemed to want me to consider a colonoscopy, and this was before I got the blood test results. The rheumatologist seems to want to repeat the tests dealing with iron and red blood cells first. All my other tests (full thyroid workup, vitamin D, C-reactive protein were OK, though I think I had high neutrophils, something that indicated inflammation, and she didn't test the B vitamins). If I don't hear from either doctor or their staff today, I will call and ask about what the doctors think should be my next step as soon as possible, so I can stop worrying about it.

I am so super worried about internal bleeding and needing surgery to control it. The recovery from the surgery from the perforated ulcer was so painful and uncomfortable, I wished I had died from the ulcer. I didn't know a human could feel so much pain and still be alive. Morphine didn't touch it. This was both a morphine pump and morphine shots should you rate your pain over 7 or 8. Sleep was a gift because I could escape a little, but then I'd shift, and the stupid IV alarm would go off all the time. It pretty much sucked and will be one of my worst life experiences ever. All they gave me was a saline IV and some ice chips (not much), only small sips of water to swallow pills for 5 days straight. OMG, it sucked.