Emergency Room Wednesday

Today we started out with a kiss then a brisk walk around the RV Park. We headed south toward Redding. About the time we crossed the California boarded, I was feeling some pain in my back. I had been recovering from some strained muscles the previous two days I figured were caused by lifting too much into the motorhome. After lunch I took three Advil to ease the discomfort and we headed down the road again. The pain was increasing by the minute and the pain going from my back to my front as if a stake was going through my heart. I couldn't take a deep breath and it was so painful tears were leaking out of my eyes. I told Claude he better take me to the hospital. We were near Yreka, CA so the GPS told Claude where to go. We found the medical clinic but there was not much room to park the RV. He tucked it into a dead end spot at the end of the road and we walked to the emergency room, still I could barely stand the pain. They took me right away and hooked me up for an EKG, took blood and XRays (not in that order) then gave me a shot of pain killer. To make a long story short, I did not have a heart attack, "hurray" but I did have a large gas bubble under my lung, above my kidney near the heart area and the diaphram. I felt rather silly, but I must say, it hurt like hell and it still hurts but not as bad. I was released and told to take 3 Advil 3 times a day. The Dr. said it was due to irritation in that area. None of it makes sense to me but I think I might not eat anymore Australian Black Licorice anymore. I had eaten four pieces of that about noon so that might be the cause. We are very happy we are both healthy today. Here are a couple of photos for your viewing pleasure.