Had my first Addisons crisis after 5+ years with the disease
I got back from a wedding in New Orleans this past weekend (where we later found out many people got sick with a virus). Felt fine all Sunday and the first half of Monday. Second half of Monday I started to feel crappy and took a nap. Woke up from the nap and through up within an hour. Tried updosing and eating small and drinking a little water. Ended up throwing up again 2 hours later. Rinse and repeat one final time at 10:30pm. Could not keep any meds down nor food or water. I was so weak. My wife and I were debating going to the ER, but we ended up going.
At the ER, they tested me for a bunch of viral infections, pneumonia, COVID, gave me chest XRay, CT scan of my belly, and tons of blood tests. I was still feeling feverish for the first 7 hours or so of being there, which is why I was kept for 18 hours total I think. I actually didn’t get a stress dose from the doctors until 3 hours in of me being there, which I maybe should have emphasized at the beginning that I needed that. I told them about Addisons disease, and they knew what it was, but they didn’t seem alarmed.
I think the stress dose and the Zofran (anti nausea meds) in combination started to put me back on the right path, and by 11am yesterday I felt like I could go home. Didn’t end up leaving until 5pm though.
I’m hoping this can be a lesson to those who maybe think since they haven’t had one yet that they’ll never have one ever. It can happen, and I feel like I was a good example of that. Addisons doesn’t affect my life hardly at all, and I thought it would be that way forever. Guess not. Be prepared for situations where you can’t stop throwing up or are very sick. I’m hoping I can get some Zofran for future issues to avoid going to the ER. Otherwise, there’s no hope for me really lol