Flu

I think I’ve had this bug since Thursday. I had taken Seroquel the night before so I was really dopey and I remember waking up that night with wicked stomach pain. I had a few black-outs while trying to find something to eat and finally forced some Instant Breakfast down. (Seroquel can mess with your blood sugar.) I had stomach pain all day and then woke up at 3:45 on Friday morning with severe stomach pain. I rarely get pain that bad and I was praying that it wasn’t Crohn’s or appendicitis. I ended up making myself some oatmeal and ginger ale which apparently satisfied my stomach enough to let me go back to sleep. I had some instant breakfast when I woke up and 2 hours later started vomiting. That pretty much set the tone for the rest of the day.

I slept fitfully last night but… my fever is down and I haven’t thrown up in 12 hours. I got so sick of dry heaving yesterday (I’d literally purged EVERYTHING in my stomach) that I ate some cottage cheese, thinking that it would at least give me something to be throwing up. The cottage cheese amazingly stayed down and I slept without having to get up at 5 and nosh on crackers. I haven’t thrown up in over 12 hours but I’m still feeling icky. Church is debatable tomorrow — I’m leaning toward not going because I’m not sure how I’m going to feel and I really don’t want to go out in 40F weather if I’m sick. (To clarify why this is a big deal, I NEVER miss church unless I’m incredibly sick or unable to attend due to travel.)

Hoping this is over by the 19th (the anniversary of my nativity)…

Psalm 22

I just got back from the E.R. Basically, all they can do is get me admitted to a crisis center in either Willmar or Sioux Falls. I’ll sleep tonight only because my body is so beat-up from crying and stress. I look like a frickng raccoon because my eyes are so red and I have dark circles under them.

Pray for me.

Life

Started therapy again.

Am sitting here on pins and needles waiting to find out if my tax loan will be approved. Stupid accountant error.

Am fighting off sinus issues.

Not posting much due to life suddenly being busy and me being sick.

Prayers Are Needed

I have a doctor’s appointment today that I really don’t want to go to but that I need to go to because they’re playing with my anxiety meds. Prayers would be muchly appreciated.

Update: Meds are being kept at status quo.

Update on the Back and Ankle

The back is sore but nothing is broken. The ankle likely has a high sprain or something. I got a brace at Wal-Mart yesterday and it has really helped a lot in not being excruciatingly painful for me to put weight on it. I’ve been doing the whole RICE thing (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) so I likely have another week of pain and then I’ll be normal. I’m really missing taebo though — haven’t tried it with the brace on.

Back: OK Ankle: Not OK

Well… the back isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Perhaps it’s from the massive doses of Aleve I’ve been taking all day.

My ankle (which I landed on in a seated position) is likely sprained. I walked 1.5 miles on a sprained ankle yesterday. I should be getting some weight loss points for that. Unfortunately… I’m not.

The first chance I’ll have at seeing someone medically trained: technically tomorrow (parish nurse) but… for x-rays and such, I have to wait until Monday. Hope the person I want to see is free.

Until then, I will be whiny and crabby. Adjust your opinions of me accordingly.

Owwwwwwwwwwww!

Note to self: do not go down stairs at light speed. Doing so will result in you slipping and going down them on your back.

I’m going to be in agony tomorrow…