I Was So Sick And For So Long!

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But I'm all better now! I honestly thought I was going to die! I'm serious! I was some kind of sick! It started around the 2nd of January, I felt like I had the flu but then it kept getting worse and worse. The next day hubby called the doctor and got an appointment. I went in and couldn't sit up right so I laid down on the table. The doctor didn't know what was causing my sickness so he ran some tests and wanted me to go to this lab to have blood drawn. In the meantime, the test that he ran came back that I had a severe bladder infection and it was so bad that I was nearing being admitted into the hospital. He said it wasn't that bad yet but it was getting there and gave me a prescription of cipro which is a strong antibiotic. I have my blood drawn and went home. A couple of days later I was in the worst condition that I've ever been in! I called my parents crying because I was so darned sick that I threw up on my bed and couldn't do anything about it because I was so weak. Hubby was gone to an appointment and soon was on his way home and my parents were on their way. When my parents got here, they were shocked to see the condition I was in and thought a squad should be called but hubby wouldn't have it and said he'd take me. The reason he didn't want a squad is because neither of us wanted me to go to the nearest hospital because it too, like the one near my parents, didn't have a good name so instead, we wanted to go to the other nearest one that DID have a good reputation. It took my dad and hubby both to help me out of bed and into the car. Hubby went inside to tell them I was in the car and couldn't walk because I was so weak. They came out and got me and put me in a wheel chair but I couldn't hold my head up so mom stood beside me holding my head. They wheeled me back to the ER room as fast as one could. After seeing the doctor and having an IV put in my arm and blood drawn again, the tests came back that I had a severe kidney infection as well as a severe bladder infection which was potentially fatal and that I had to be admitted to be given antibiotics through the IV which works much faster and better than the pills do. They started me right away on levaquin. I ended up being in so much pain in my hips and my head. Actually I hurt with every joint in my body but the worst were my hips and my head. You see, I have weak hips and I have this feeling that I'll need hip replacement some day so it's one of my weakest parts of my body so the pain settled mostly there and what pain it was!! I tried every position one could get in to ease the pain and nothing worked. I was in the hospital for two days before coming home feeling SO much better! I was to be tested a week after I finished the levaquin pills that I was sent home with. I went in to be tested again and I just knew the infection was still there, and found that it was so the lab tech had gotten a prescription of bactrim from the doctor in which I told her that I was on levaquin before and she said that the doctor prescribed bactrim for me to take it. I said ok and left it at that. I got the prescription and took it as I was suppose to. When we got home, we were dogged tired so we went to take a nap. I woke up freezing and my teeth chattering! Then I kept on getting worse and worse, I got a fever and every joint in my body was aching again. It was an alergic reaction and I knew it! Hubby calls the doctors office and talks to a PA and she thinks it's the infection and I screamed at hubby to tell her NO IT IS NOT! I'm having an alergic reaction and I will NOT take anymore of this and I want levaquin or she'll be dealing with me later on! She decided to play it safe and order me levaquin which I couldn't take till midnight that night because of still having bactrim still in me. Even still, I ached and ached all night long! I hurt for days after that and still hurt in two places which is my left side in the front and in the back. My skin is so sensitive to the touch in those areas, other than that, I'm ok. What a scare that was! OMG! I feel like I've been on this roller coaster since getting my dental implants! DAMN! When can I get off?! WOW! Anyways, I saw my doctor again and he's shocked at what bactrim did to me and said it's the first he's seen in about 10 years! He was glad that I came through it alright but doesn't know why my side still hurts like it does but wants me to continue taking levaquin for another 10 more days even though the tests show that the infection is gone but wants to be sure that it hasn't gone into my blood stream. So I have another four more days of pills before I'm finished but I'm feeling SO much better now!! I'm still working on getting the rest of my strength back including my hips which will happen in due time. I've been doing a little bit here and there around the house trying to get a bit stronger each day and it's working. I haven't been anywhere in the past month out of fear of catching something else such as some flu virus or something because having lupus, I don't have an immune system and catch things like that very easily. Besides, I hate to shop and hubby loves to shop, I've gladly given the job to him. lol So folks, I'm coming back! Slowly but surely I'm coming back! Now, I have saved a bunch of your discussions to answer when I was able however, some of them are about a month and a half old however, I will answer them because they're important to me as YOU are important to me! Are you happy to see me back here or no? Come on now, be honest! lol