I survived RCD

I've yelled.

I've cried.

and now I'm ready to fight!

Through much reading, I feel like I got RCD because of all of the naproxen that I took to relieve the swelling in my right shoulder.

But in the event that I get this again, I need to remember a few things. Abdomen pain plus fever means going to the Dr or er Right-A-Way.  I cannot stress that enough.

I need liquids like the following until the pain is gone.  I had terrible night time pain like food was stuck when I laid down and could move along.
Almond Milk
Bone broth
I still have to research collagen and gelatin.
But, plain gelatin made with apple juice and possible coconut water
Juice homemade:  carrots, celery, apple, and ginger  (This contains the soluble fiber only that is easiest to digest.)

Applesauce
Mashed potatoes with the antibiotic to prevent nausea.
Cauliflower cooked

I got Zofran disintegrating tablets to relieve nausea before potatoes. These work IMMEDIATELY but decrease serotonin so I liked the potato method better.

Denial

I first felt it in that first half hour after falling asleep.  My stomach was burning, this wasn't my usual stomach pain that happens during the day and gets better once I'm horizontal.

In my drowsiness, I ignored it just fine for about 30 minutes.  It kept waking me up though. Okay, I decided to get up and drink some water, sure that the burning would subside and I would rest easy.  But that didn't happen.

The pain radiated throughout, and settled into my RLQ.  It must be appendicitis but it just didn't feel quite right. The fever soon came and so did the er visit.  The ct scan showed lots of inflammation around the appendix but the appendix itself was not swollen or enlarged.

I was diagnosed with Right-sided Colonic Diverticulitis.  I was in denial and was sure that an appendectomy would have been easier to deal with.