Henry Lubong's Journal

So we were at the hospital for my Mom almost all day yesterday. I didn’t have lunch and for some stupid reason, around 3 o’clock, I had a mocha. Early in the evening, I had this severe stomach pain that I’ve never experienced before in my life. We thought it was gas pain, so I lied on my stomach over a pillow to force my scented gas out. It’s a trick I’ve been doing since childhood. It actually made it worse. It felt like something inside got crumpled. I tried to move around but I couldn’t find any comfort. I tried taking Maalox and Tums but they didn’t help. I was desperate so I rubbed some Bengay (an analgesic heat rub) on my stomach thinking that I might pass gas. I’m not sure if it did help at some point because the pain lessened a little bit. I also rubbed some Aceite de Manzanilla (chamomile oil blend) and this is the one that worked the best. It doesn’t mean I wasn’t hurting anymore. I was basically in pain for hours with no cure. I even thought about going to Emergency because the pain was unbearable. Just after midnight, I felt some comfort where I could lie down on my back. The pain was still there and kept me awake all night.

There’s still some pain today so I took a sick leave and asked my wife to do the same so she can take care of Carmela. I called my doctor and she recommended to try Pepcid for now and see if that’s going to work for me.