How I Spent My Day

This is going to be a fairly quick entry, today. Seriously, I feel like death-warmed-over. I am in significant pain and I just want to lay down for days.

I went to the OHSU Emergency Room early this morning. I spent most of my day in there getting poked and prodded. I had been planning to just head up to my local health clinic, but things kind of happened in the last two days that forced me to the ER.

I don't have health insurance at all...and the ER visit is going to haunt me, money-wise, for a long time, I am sure. Oh well...

So, starting on Christmas, I began feeling poorly. It got worse and I felt like I had the flu. No big deal...except my symptoms got worse. I began to suspect that I was suffering from a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). I've never had one before..? I began drinking water constantly. By New Year's Eve, I was in pain and misery. I haven't slept much since New Year's Eve. Anyways, I ended up in the ER because the pain got to be too much and nothing worked in managing it. I pretty much curled up into a fetal position, in bed, last night. I was seriously concerned about the infection getting into my kidneys, being a Type 1 Diabetic and all...

I went to the ER and was quickly seen. My blood pressure was elevated, blood sugar high and my heart rate was also faster than it should have been (from the infection and dehydration). If those numbers did not come down...I was being admitted, but luckily they did a bit. I was pretty dehydrated despite the amount of water I was consuming. I tested positive for the UTI. (duh) I was relieved that my kidney testing was negative. WHEW! So, no kidney infection.  So, my doctor JUST called and told me that my white blood cell count is elevated and they are going to extend the antibiotics to a 7 day course, just in case. If my symptoms worsen, to come back in. I have a KIDNEY INFECTION! Ugh! It had reached my kidneys and being diabetic, this can be dangerous.

I was prescribed antibiotics. I will be getting the prescrip filled tomorrow morning sometime. I couldn't muster the energy to go and do that tonight. It's bleepin' cold and the windchill here is about 20 degrees. Meh! So, I am hoping that I will be back to normal in a few days. For now...I am a bit moody, tired, hungry and in pain. I am not great company...I can't even knit all that much. BOO!

I hope everyone else has had a much better holiday time than I have been having. I need to go and lay down now...Have a nice evening. I will write again when I can.