Chapter 32

 

"Angela, it's only been a week since I last saw you.  What brings you back in here so soon?" Dr. Stevens asked as his walked into the room.
    

"Well, I rested up and did what you said.  The sneezing, coughing, and stuffiness went away, but my stomach is still bothering me.  I haven't eaten much in the past week still and whatever I do eat, I just end up throwing it back up," she explained.
    

Dr. Stevens scrunched up his brow in thought.  "Let me take your temperature."  He proceeded to put the thermometer in her mouth and sat down in thought.  Minutes later, he pulled it back out.  "You're normal. Well, there could be a couple of things that could be causing your stomach pains. You could have appendicitis, it could be your gall bladder, or you could possibly have an ulcer.  It could be a few things.  I'm going to run a few tests on you to see what the problem is.  Is this alright with you?"
    

"It's fine," Angela nodded.  "I just want to know what's going on with me."
    

Dr. Stevens felt her stomach for pain, took blood, and looked for any abnormal coloration or swelling.  He sent everything with his nurses so they could sent the blood out to be tested.  "OK," he said.  "I'm leaning toward an ulcer with you.  I don't think that it's appendicitis or anything along those lines.  It'll be a couple of days before we get any results back.   Once we do, we'll give you a call and bring you back in.  Any questions?"
    

"Nope," Angela said, hopping off the examination table.
    

"Well, have a nice day then," Dr. Stevens concluded.
    

Angela slowly walked out the doctor's office confused, worried, and anxious for the results.  She had to go home and talk to Brian and Krista in hopes that they would be able to make her feel better.  She knew it was going to be a long few days.

 
Days later....

"Angela, the doctor's office called while you were in the shower.   They want to know if you can see Dr. Stevens in an hour," Krista said.
    

"Finally!!" Angela exclaimed.  "I'm going crazy here not knowing what's going on!"
    

"Well, hurry up and get dressed!!  Brian, Nick, and I are just as eager to find out!"
    

Brian, Nick, AJ, and Krista took Angela out to dinner and a movie to get her mind off of her stomach.  Kevin and Howie were at a radio interview that night.  All of them were hoping for the best for her and all had their fingers crossed.  While Angela was grateful for her boyfriend and her friends, they just couldn't understand what she was going through not knowing if this was life-threatening or just something that she would have to deal with.
    

After she called Dr. Stevens' office to let them know she was coming and she got dressed, she headed over.  She was a bundle of nerves and couldn't hide it.  Even the receptionist saw it when she gave the woman her name. "I'm sure that everything is fine honey," she said as she took out Angela's folder.
    

She hasn't been sitting too long before one of the nurses called her in. She was shown to her room and was told the doctor would be in shortly.  

 

Even the minutes seemed like eternity to her.  But in reality it was only 20 minutes before Dr. Stevens came into her room.
    

"Is everything OK?" Angela blurted out.  She turned red immediately afterward.
    

Dr. Stevens smiled at her and took out the results to share with Angela.