Probably more than you wanted to know...

This has been an interested couple of days. My parents took the kids to Huntsville to visit my grandparents yesterday. I thought that meant a couple of free days to get as many things done as I could pack into 2 days. WRONG. I have not felt great the past couple of weeks. Mainly just an upset tummy. (Only people with little kids say Tummy, I think.) Last night, we ate dinner and then sat out on the patio talking for a long time. Then we came in and I said, "My stomach hurts." The next thing I knew, I was DYING in the bathroom. I was rather sick from my southern end. It felt like I was having a baby, to say the least. I never did really go to sleep and about 12:30, the "loose stools" (I am trying to be polite) turned to blood. We went to the ER and after some initial look-overs, they gave me something fantastic in my IV for the pain. I am sure I was flying high. After some tests and a CAT scan, they think I have divertulosis. That means my intestines/colon have some sort of infection that I might battle with my entire life. I am on some pretty awesome pain killers and antibiotics and I am eating a pretty mild diet until I heal up. Then I have to eat more fiber and I can't eat things with small seeds, like popcorn and strawberries. The doctor said that I needed to stay away from things like popcorn and nuts. Under my drugged state, I thought he said popcorn and donuts. I almost freaked out about the donuts. I was so glad I misunderstood! Please don't take away my donuts! We got home from the hospital and I have been asleep for most of the day. I guess I am not going to get as much done as I thought!