Basic timeline of my symptoms:
Friday - departed from Iowa (1150 ft above
sea level) and arrived in Denver, CO 12
hours later (5000 ft).
Saturday - departed Denver and arrived in
Breckenridge (9600 ft). Unable to sleep
more than an hour at a time overnight.
Sunday - normal day, lounged around lodge
and took walk around town. Still unable
to sleep at night.
Monday - normal morning, afternoon began
experiencing abdominal discomfort in lower
right quadrant. Not constant, not
painful, just pressure and occasional
"twinges" of discomfort. Unable to sleep
at night.
Tuesday/Wednesday - same as Monday plus
began feeling flushed in early evening
each day, which resolved by taking a walk
in the cooler air outside. Still unable
to sleep. Didn't eat any solid food other
than yogurt, though definitely had an
appetite.
Thursday - left for home. Arrived after
long day of driving/riding and got great
night's sleep (only 1 hour of
sleeplessness all night). Again, ate no
solid food, but got calories from fruit
juice.
Friday - developed headache, but flushed
feeling was gone and abdominal discomfort
seemed to lessen some, though still
present and with occasional "twinges" in
lower right abdomen, some in pelvis and
flank. Had a bowl of soup and small
helping of mac-n-cheese.
Saturday - took care of headache with one
Advil. Abdominal symptoms seem to be
evolving or lessening (can't tell which)
into pressure rather than discomfort and
twinges...sometimes a feeling of fullness
or pulling sensation. Subway for lunch,
tbd for dinner.
So...what could this be? It certainly has
not gotten worse...could it truly be due
to altitude and I should give it another
couple of days? I initially thought
appendicitis, but without any pain and
without progression of symptoms in any
way, I wonder how much of a chance there
is of that by now after 5 days?? Any
ideas? I figure I should give it a week
and then see the doctor if nothing changes
(for the better or worse) in the meantime.
Any chance that altitude "sickness" can
cause these types of symptoms??
