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Right when I thought I was free from infection, the hospital called and told me they found an infection in my lab work.

I will start antibiotics tonight.

There are better days AHEAD

I am struggling right now. 

Friday was one of the sickest days of my life. I finally made it to the hospital Friday evening, with Dave's help, where I stayed for a while and received IV fluids and meds. Today, I went back to the hospital for another treatment (had to leave work early). The treatment should have lasted approximately 2 hours; I was there for almost 5 hours.

They almost admitted me today after my blood pressure dropped to 86/36. They were freaking out about that, but after more IV fluids and meds, we were able to get it back up to 99/60, which is the norm for me. Thus, I was allowed to go home.

I am very weak. I am very sick. Tomorrow I will begin home health care. Lots of meds were delivered to my house tonight. A nurse will come tomorrow and teach me how to give myself the treatments I will need on a daily basis.

I will have an IV that stays in my arm, and I will be able to receive nutrition, along with all of my meds, through my IV each day. This will probably last for a while. I do not know what is going to happen. I am just glad I can learn how to administer my own treatments at home.

I also had some problems with blood test results. One part of the blood test was low, so I had meds for that, too. That all seems to be fine now.

My white blood cell counts are good, which means there are no infections. I have been struggling against female organ problems for 10 years now. On March 4, I will meet with my doctor and discuss the possibility of a hysterectomy in the future...after I get through the rest of this. I am only worried about HRT, since I have such issues with taking meds. If I do not get a hysterectomy, I believe it will be one thing after another...forever.

I have been blessed with being able to create a beautiful family, despite all of these *issues* along the way. I look forward to the day when I can quit feeling sick once and for all and simply enjoy my family. 10+ years is enough of this "stuff".

Let me just add...Dave has been wonderful. He has been Mr. Mom, Dr. Dave, Mr. Housekeeper, and Mr. Do-It-All. Seriously, he has been amazing.

Off to hosp.

Fun times

An update. I have been off of work this week. Ahhh...I just have to say before I begin that I am now free to do as I please on my Facebook. Amen.

I made 3 trips to the ER yesterday. The first and third times to Holland and the time in the middle to a local *unnamed* hospital--where they are complete idiots! I walked out of there right in the middle of everything. I made Dave take me to Pizza Hut, where I ate an entire order of cheese breadsticks, and then I headed back to Holland--where they are not living in the Dark Ages and actually know what the heck they are doing!

I no longer have a large cyst on my ovary, but I did have a lot of bleeding yesterday. It was a bit scary, and just think, this is only the beginning of all my current issues.

Fun times, fun times.

Lots of challenges ahead. I am not sure what is going to happen. I spent 12 hours yesterday undergoing lots of tests. I also received the appropriate meds and IV treatments I needed. I think the bleeding is just now stopping, late this afternoon. This is as much as I can say now because this is as much as I know at the current time.

Thanks for reading!

Taking a break from blogging...

I am super sick, and this will be my life for who knows how long? Yes, I am under medical care. My next appointment is on Feb. 13 to look at a growth (large cyst) inside. I am even thinking about the possibility of getting a hysterectomy within the next few years. I have a high chance of developing certain types of cancer. I have already been there multiple times in the past (luckily, it was very treatable), so why keep taking the risk?

I have two daughters to raise.

Unfortunately, some people would rather gossip about me being sick than anything else, but that is nothing new.

I am blessed to have such great friends, loyal blog readers, and a beautiful, caring family. The rest of it is irrelevant in the end.

I may not be on here for a long time to come. I am feeling miserable. I try to make it through the work day and then come home and sleep. I just want to feel good again so I can enjoy my kids. Right now, I just cuddle with them on the couch for a little bit each day...and listen to Reilly's stories about everything: school, her friends, her Grandma, her observations... Addie just likes to smile at me. They are what keep me going.

I have already slept today from 5:30 - 9:00, and now I am heading back to bed. It is almost 10:30. Sleeping eases the discomfort.

Thanks for reading. I will try to get better and get back into the swing of things in the blogging world some day. Some day...

Update

I was really, really sick this weekend, and I am still not feeling well. The worst news: I blew the POTD by not taking a photo on Sunday! I was way too sick to even care...at all.

I took some photos on Saturday of the girls--not many, but I think I may like a few of them. For now, I am going to bed. I am exhausted.

Dave and I thought something bad was going to happen today...but it did not. Yay! We finally had some good luck...by simply not having bad luck! We'll take whatever we can get at this point! We're trying to make our summer plans with the girls!

And all of that other stuff...BLAH.