Well it is the dreaded flu that we have after all. So much for the darn flu shot. I took Olivia
back to the doctor's when her temp got so high and they re-checked her for strep and did the
nasal swab for the flu. The flu test takes 15 minutes. They knew it was positive after 2. As far
as that myth that the shot will make it a milder case, Olivia's temp was just as high as it was
5 years ago when she and I got the flu and Tim is upstairs in bed running over 103. He aches
all over, as do I and we are all just miserable. I was the only one not to get the shot(had a reaction 4 years ago) and my temp was the lowest. Man this stinks and I can't wait till this
is overwith. I swear, I feel like not leaving the house anymore from December to March 1st.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Greetings from the infirmary
Well we were supposed to be hitting the road for Vermont today and a series of events just
ended that plan. We were supposed to go up for New Years and Tim got sick. Now, Olivia
has come down with a doozy and is running 104.4 fever. She looks and feels like crap. Our
4 wheel drive pickup had to go into the shop so I had lined up a rental one. I thought if Olivia
recovered in a few days, we'd go anyway but now I am coughing and Tim has just begun to
also. I try not to even get my hopes up for vacations anymore. I'll believe it will happen
when we actually get to the destination. Too many circumstances and illnesses seem get in
the way. On a good note, it looks like Tim does not need kyphoplasty. He had a skeletal survey
done which mentioned "worsening" of 2 compression fractures that we had never heard that
he had in the first place. Now the follow-up MRI's showed that he doesn't seem to have
compression fractures. He's got a lot of disc damage etc. in his lower back which we knew
about and is job related but nothing too bad. Obviously he has signs and effects from the MM
but nothing that needs to be addressed now. He also had to go back and have an MRI on his
shoulder due to months of pain and I was dreading to hear he might have a torn rotator
cuff and need surgery. The recovery of that is long and painful and I worry so much about
these infections people are getting from surgeries. But it looks like he's got a case of tendonitis
with a little bursitis thrown in just to spice it up a bit. Not bad, we can fix that, I think. So I am
playing nurse bigtime around here despite having the plague myself. I think it's taking me
about 3 nights to come up with 8 hours of sleep and I am delirious at this point but am so used
to operating on little sleep that I actually function pretty well. Now if I could just stop reaching
for the sweets and carbs to try to pep me up, maybe I could stop gaining weight. 125 doesn't sound bad but I had to buy all new jeans and I have love handles for the first time in my life.
RATS!!!
ended that plan. We were supposed to go up for New Years and Tim got sick. Now, Olivia
has come down with a doozy and is running 104.4 fever. She looks and feels like crap. Our
4 wheel drive pickup had to go into the shop so I had lined up a rental one. I thought if Olivia
recovered in a few days, we'd go anyway but now I am coughing and Tim has just begun to
also. I try not to even get my hopes up for vacations anymore. I'll believe it will happen
when we actually get to the destination. Too many circumstances and illnesses seem get in
the way. On a good note, it looks like Tim does not need kyphoplasty. He had a skeletal survey
done which mentioned "worsening" of 2 compression fractures that we had never heard that
he had in the first place. Now the follow-up MRI's showed that he doesn't seem to have
compression fractures. He's got a lot of disc damage etc. in his lower back which we knew
about and is job related but nothing too bad. Obviously he has signs and effects from the MM
but nothing that needs to be addressed now. He also had to go back and have an MRI on his
shoulder due to months of pain and I was dreading to hear he might have a torn rotator
cuff and need surgery. The recovery of that is long and painful and I worry so much about
these infections people are getting from surgeries. But it looks like he's got a case of tendonitis
with a little bursitis thrown in just to spice it up a bit. Not bad, we can fix that, I think. So I am
playing nurse bigtime around here despite having the plague myself. I think it's taking me
about 3 nights to come up with 8 hours of sleep and I am delirious at this point but am so used
to operating on little sleep that I actually function pretty well. Now if I could just stop reaching
for the sweets and carbs to try to pep me up, maybe I could stop gaining weight. 125 doesn't sound bad but I had to buy all new jeans and I have love handles for the first time in my life.
RATS!!!
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