Last week I blogged about my doctor's visit. While I was there she noticed a slight infection in my left ear. I didn't mention this in the post below, because it seemed insignificant at the time.
Yesterday I spent 2& 1/4 hours at Urgent Care. The antibiotics I had taken for one week didn't work. The infection has spread down the ear canal to my throat. It's hard for me to tell when I have bad an internal infection because I don't get fevers. My normal body temp is 96.7. Even when I've had pneumonia I don't get a fever. When I had H1N1 last spring, I didn't get a fever. Now I have antibiotic ear drops plus a stronger oral antibiotic. I had a horrible night with fever like sweats, chills and ear pounding. And nightmares! Antibiotics give me horrible nightmares! My dream life is crucial to me. It has always guided me. When my daughters were young, my dreams always warned me if they were sick, or having problems. My dreams tell me before a friend or family member dies. They also tell me when there is a pleasant surprise just around the corner. I don't like having my dreams messed with, especially by drugs.
On a positive note, I did have a good time on Friday evening. Read about it on my other blog mythicmusing.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
A Visit With My Doctor
Today I went to see my doctor. She is an amazing and compassionate woman.
(To see the heartwarming story of synchronicity about how she came to be my doctor, click
here. This will take you a story posted on my other blog.)
Today's news has created another life changing challenge. My immune system has attacked yet another part of my body. The symptoms started last year, but I needed to go through a series of tests to see if it was going to be temporary, or permanent. I am so upset about the news that I am not sure how to even write about it. Now, some of the muscles in my digestive tract are paralyzed. This is not going to go away, and there aren't many options for treatment at this point.
Time for what my daughter calls "A Reality Adjustment".
I did give my doctor a paper about the Whittmore-Peterson Institute's findings on XMRV and it's possible connection to ME/CFIDS. She is going to start the process for her medical group to get patients tested for XMRV. I am so grateful to have a caring , compassionate doctor who listens.
(To see the heartwarming story of synchronicity about how she came to be my doctor, click
here. This will take you a story posted on my other blog.)
Today's news has created another life changing challenge. My immune system has attacked yet another part of my body. The symptoms started last year, but I needed to go through a series of tests to see if it was going to be temporary, or permanent. I am so upset about the news that I am not sure how to even write about it. Now, some of the muscles in my digestive tract are paralyzed. This is not going to go away, and there aren't many options for treatment at this point.
Time for what my daughter calls "A Reality Adjustment".
I did give my doctor a paper about the Whittmore-Peterson Institute's findings on XMRV and it's possible connection to ME/CFIDS. She is going to start the process for her medical group to get patients tested for XMRV. I am so grateful to have a caring , compassionate doctor who listens.
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