Hospital Visit and Kittens
Hello,
This is Diana’s husband, Scott. If you follow Diana on Twitter, you might know that Diana was admitted to the hospital on New Years Day. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for alcohol poisoning, getting in a bar fight, accidentally lighting a firework in her hand, or any of the other crazy things I’m sure ER doctors see in the early mornings of New Years. It was for an inflamed pancreas. Apparently when you go to the ER they can check the pain levels in your blood; most people are at 4,000—Diana was at 46,000—so if any of you women readers out there have ever given birth to an elephant (who just happened to have on spiked underpants), you might know her pain.
The good news she is much better today. Most likely a gallstone leaked out of her gallbladder, and this set her pancreas on fire. Today she had an MRI done to examine her pancreas. This will let the doctors know if anything is still blocking her—well I’m not sure what the technical word is, but the doctor kept calling it the “pancreas nipple.” If something is still in her “pancreas nipple” then they’ll stick a scope down on Monday to get it out. If there is no nipple blockage, then they’ll do surgery to remove the gallbladder. If all goes well, she will be home middle of this week (also, I really hopes at least one person finds this post by Googling the phrase “sexy pancreas nipple.”)
She isn’t up to visitors or phone calls, but she likes looking at emails on her phone throughout the day, and I’m sure would appreciate your words should you wish to send them.
I guess this is the first official blog post of the New Year for Diana. I don’t want Diana to go down as the kill joy blogger of 2011, so I’ll end this post on a good note by posting adorable pictures of Kittens in Halloween costumes. People like pictures, and I look forward to seeing comments here that acknowledge the photos, but fail to take notice that I actually wrote anything.
I’ll try and hijack Diana’s Twitter account over the next few days to keep all of you posted.
I'm so happy Diana's feeling a little better, I've been thinking about her all weekend!! I hope she has an incredibly quick and painless recovery & is back to blogging soon!
Thank you for posting this, Scott. Diana I'm praying for you… I can't imagine what you are going through, but I want you to know how much everyone is worried about you, and is sending you lots of love.<3
We <3 you, Diana! Get better soon– the interweb misses you!!!
Please give her my love and wishes for a speedy recovery!!
diana we love you and cannot wait until you are better and back to the swing of things! i'm sending up tons of prayers for you. i know God's waching out for you for all of us. lots of love.
Feel a touch bad giggling my way through a serious post!! I really do hope that her pancreas nipple (how do doctors say that without laughing?!!) is okay!! Fingers crossed for you gorgeous! Scott- great diversion at the end!!
OH no! Praying she has a quick recovery!
Aw no!! That is horrible! She is in my prayers. <3<3
i'll definitely keep her in my thoughts. i hope she continues to get better! i doubt i will ever know what a 46,000 level of pain feels like. but hopefully the new year only gets better after this!ps. the kittens does make this post a wee bit happier :p
Sending lots of love and healthy vibes!
ZOMG look at the kittttiiiiiez! Ha!Diana, you are one tough cookie, and I hope your sexy pancreas nipple is all fine and dandy and that you feel better soon!! Sending so much love your way, ladyfriend. xoxo
oh no! a blocked pancreas nipple sounds just wrong and not very fun at all
i hope you get well soon, i'm sure the kitty pics will help you on your way!take care x
Oh man. What a way to start 2011. Poor Diana. I will be sending her an email right now. Thanks for the update, Scott and take good care of your lady. I can't believe her pancreas was on fire. I'm guessing it was figuratively and not literally on fire? Or am I wrong? And 46,000?!?!?!? I'm thinking of you, Diana.
Hope your feeling better. So sorry you are starting your new year off like this
Dearest Diana,Thinking of you and wishing you the very best. love love,Kitty
Feel better soon Diana!!!! Love and light and healing thoughts your way and what a great hubby you have for blogging on your behalf
xoxox
wow really sorry to hear all that. will be thinking of her and hoping for a quick recovery! it's very sweet of you to look after her blog while she's in the hospital, i like to think my husband would do the same for me if we were ever in a situation like yours. all the best xx
Goodness, get better soon Diana!
Diana!!!!! You are going to be ok!!! Hang in there, and I am sending you my best!!!!!
Great save! Too cute. Feel better Diana! =D
Hang in there! I had my gall bladder out earlier this year. Not fun, but they give you good drugs.
Sending all the love in the world to you Miss Diana! Thats some pain right there! Hope you are feeling much better as the days progress. Thanks for the update Scott!
Thank you for this post Scott, I hadn't heard! Horrible way to spend to start off the New Year, but glad to hear she's almost ok and hopefully will be home soon. I'm off to email her now…
Poor Diana! This is all very terrifying and I hope she is getting all the best care! We're all hoping for a speedy recovery for you! Thanks, Scott, for the update.
Hope the surgery goes well. Maybe she'll get an awesome robo-gallbladder!
wow, i'm very sorry! get well soon!!
Scott, I think you're awesome for keeping Diana's readers updated like this. I don't know if my husband would be that attentive. If anything ever happens to me (knocks on wood) I'll be sure to tell my husband to take notes from you. :]& to Diana: please know that I am sending positive thoughts & intentions your way for a speedy recovery.Oh & also… I sincerely hope you are able to find a bit of humor in this situation. Because, really… a "pancreas nipple"? Hilarious.Hang in there, girl. I wish you the very best. <333
Thanks for the update Scott. Please give Diana a hug for me (a gentle one).Love, Irene
oh wow, diana, i hope you'll be ship-shape in no time! also, scott – good job on the kitty in costume photos! : )
Diana, please feel better soon! Praying for you!
That last kitten is SO CUTE! I hope you feel better immediately, Diana! Sounds like you and your nipple are kind of badass – that pain sounds intense. I'm so sorry you had to go through that
nice kittens. i had no idea that a pancreas has a nipple but at least now i can cross "learn one new thing a day" off my list for today. hope diana is feeling better soon!
Haha, I feel like half of the comments I get on my blog are people asking me questions for which answers are already stated IN the post text…Oof. The level of lack of reading is pretty funny sometimes.Well, I DID read this post and I'm praying for Diana that she can just magically get well asap, gallbladder nip all free of gallstone ouchies and the rest of her body free of pain too. I really do hope that the pain subsides asap and that no surgery is needed because recovering from surgery sucks ass, and paying for it sucks ass too.But if she does need surgery, I hope that your insurance pays for it all and that they send you presents on top of it. One can only dream. Damn insurance companies.<3 lots of love to Diana.love, Moorea
That is horrible! I could never imagine going through so much pain, I hope she recovers fine and gets well soon. That poor pancreas nipple
I hope Diana feels better soon! Show her the pictures of the kittens — they are cute enough to cheer anyone up.Better yet, draw her an elephant with spiked underpants
thank you for the update scott. i'm not much of a cat person but i'll admit these are pretty cute. i'm so glad that diana is feeling better and there is a diagnosis (fits that it's so "unique"). when this incident is a thing of the past and you both look back to this post there will be much to laugh about…one of the funniest and heartwarming i've ever read. she's lucky to have you covering for her while she rests and recuperates. xo to you diana!
I hope she'll perfectly fine soon.
Omgosh. First time commenter here. Long time readers but i must break my silence to tell you i wish you well and I hope they fix all that was wrong. Glad to hear you are doing better. I know it must have been scary…can't fathom 46,000.
I hope all the tests turn out ok and that you are feeling better soon
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear this (gah – I need to check twitter more often!). It must've been a terrible experience for the both of you, but I'm so glad to hear Diana is getting better.Diana: I pray you get well very very soon. Sending much love and positive, healthy, happy thoughts!! xoxoxox
OMG, squee! Cats in hats! Mine would never allow me to put a hat on her. So unfair!Ok, for reals. I did click through because of the 2 tone eyed cat, then I noticed words, and I read them. Pancreas nipple, who knew? Sorry to hear this. What a way to start out a year, or any day for that matter. I'm glad recovery is on the horizon. Look forward to the updates, and wishing Diana a speedy recovery!
poor diana! get better soon! sending well wishes your way.
oh man! sending much love to you guys, hope you're feeling better soon, Diana.xo
Aw that is so sweet of you
I wished I can have a husband like this. Lots of Love for Diana!
wishing diana a speedy recovery!!
ZERO COMMENTS? holyshit. all the love. ever. now. yep. done. <3
At least she has one really funny (and witty) husband to keep her in good spirits! Sending lots of get well wishes her way….
Hi Scott & Diana, so glad to hear at least *some* good news! You're still both in my thoughts, and I'm hoping everything works out just fine
PS: I Googled "sexy pancreas nipple", just for funsies. Totally NSFW (and totally gross) haha!!Lots of love <3
is it totally wrong that i loved this post … you write about hospital visits like i write about hospital visits! anyways hope she's feeling better, enjoying the 5 star dining experience & excited about the free drugs (the one upside to surgery is the post op bliss that no one but your hubby remembers & he only remembers it for the random stuff coming out your mouth to be recounted at the most appropriate of moments)!ps. am a sucker for kittens & i hope you're feeling better soon chica!
Oh my goodness, I didn't know about any of this. I'm happy to here that things are sort of under control. What a shock to start off the new year. Just from reading her blog I can tell that Diana is a strong, brave women and I have no doubt that she will get through this especially with your help, Scott. As time passes things will get easier which I'm sure you know but it's often easy to forget it.Keep your heads up and stay strong.P.S. the kitties are incredibly cute.
Ok, the photos are just too adorable but I did read the words too! Poor Diana! That sounds horrific! I hope all goes well with your 'pancreas nipple' Diana! Please take care and recover quickly. xo
Wishing you all the best Diana!
Thanks for reassuring us Scott, I was superworried. Xxx
Thank you, thank you for the update Scott! Poor, poor Diana! She has been in the wars and then some. I send her my love and super huge galactic healing vibes from Sydney, Australia to LA…(just as an aside – hot dang! but those kitty cats are cute!…)
P.S. I seem to have misplaced Diana's email – is there anywhere I can get that so I can send her my love?
Oh no! I'm not on twitter so I had no idea. But at least it sounds like Diana is in capable hands and being taken good care of
Wishing her a speedy recovery!
Oh No!!!Get better soon Diana! You are brave, I don't know what I'd do with all that pain. Come back when you are all better and ready to start 2011
Sending bestest wishes,Marthaa
Diana's posts are always a joy to read, and I miss that she'll be out of commission for a few. Just know prayers & love are sent her way. Xo Elle
WOW that sounds painful. Scott, thanks for the updates. Diana, I hope you're better soon! Think happy thoughts of polaroids and kitties.
scott, thank you for posting about diana. hope she is feeling better soon and that everything goes smoothly over the next few days…you & her will be in my thoughts.
This may be the funniest serious-situation post I've ever read. Anyway, I hope Diana's pancreas nipples are doing better!
all that text is distracting me from the kitties. what about fable, zelda and gatsby, aren't they modeling anything?(what? who's sick? really? oh yes, now i see. we're praying for you Diana!)
Oh no! That is terrible
I hope you're feeling much better now Diana. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and send good vibes your way! ^,^
Get better!!
omy word diana, i am so sorry! I hope you are ok and get better soon!<3 <3 <3
what? NO comments about the kitties???shocking.i'm off to email Diana …
Hi! I haven't visited you blog before, but just came over via a link at Maddy's blog to offer my symphaty, wish you a speedy recovery and a happy new year in 2011.I'm impressed with your ghostwriter – those cats are seriously cute.
My comment didn't show from this morning?
I don't have twitter so thanks for posting.Hope she is much better soon!
oh, dear! i wish you a speedy recovery, diana.xo
Just hopped on my reader to see this. Thinking of you Diana and hoping you are on the mend soon. <3 Sending a little prayer up. Thank you for the update, Scott! And nice job on those kittens.
Oh man, I follow Diana on Twitter but I somehow missed that. Get well soon gorgeous! xoxo
Praying everything goes well!ps. Love the kitty photos!!!
thanks for the update scott and as much as i'd like to be one of those people that can only look at pretty pictures, i did indeed read your words. i hope diana is feeling better soon and that all goes smoothly with the gallbladder removal. i'm thinking about her and i know she's in good hands.
Sending love and well wishes! I went through something similar a few years back and it was hell, but the surgery/recovery was remarkably simple as compared to the intense pain.Oh, right. Cute cats! And happy new year!
Get well soon, Diana! Thanks Scott for informing us of her situation. I hope you recover as soon as possible so you can enjoy the beginning of 2011! I'm sorry you had this inflammation of the pancreas, that doesn't sound fun. I found out I had an inflamed cartilage under my sternum, but that's nothing compared to you. Good luck with everything and I hope you have a wonderful 2011. Love and adore the kitty photos. Love the first one dressed as Marie!
wishing you a speedy recovery!
you are officially the best husband ever. Send Diana my love. I have been away from blogging lately and this is very shocking news to come back to but great to hear she is doing well. all my love and happy new year!Te Maari from Little Monarch
Hi Diana,I don't know you personally, but I read your blog often, and I am so sorry to hear about all of the pain! OMG. I've never given birth to even a human child (spiked or otherwise), but what you've endured sounds horrible. You should at least be grateful that you have a very smart and funny husband! In spite of all the yucky stuff, this was very fun to read. I very much enjoyed his writing. Hope you are both okay.-Courtneyhttp://mysocalleddenver.blogspot.com/