Down and Out

The glucose test is now the least of my worries...

I caught the flu that Sharrid had. It was not like any other flu I've had. I never threw up, and didn't have much of the "other" flu either, but I felt sick in the stomach to where it was a dull pain. I was really weak and really didn't eat anything or drink much at all on Mon.

Tuesday I took a turn for the worst, I had an OB appt. that morning but I could barely get ready for it. I was having a hard time breathing and I couldn't stand or walk for very long without being completely out of breath and my legs hurting. My body hurt all over and my chest was hurting from not being able to breath well. I had never experienced anything like it before. In the waiting room at my appt. I was trying not to cry but was having a hard time breathing still. When I got in, the baby was fine, and I mostly talked to them about me, I had them check my heart and lungs. As far as they could tell everything was fine but they sent me to Labor & Delivery in Chandler to make sure I didn't have a blood clot in my lungs. I didn't know what to think because I had not had a flu like this before and it was the worst sickness I've ever had. We checked me in at the Hospital, where they monitered Phoenix and myself and asked a lot of questions trying to figure it out. Phoenix was such a trooper through the last few days when I was really eating and drinking nothing. He was moving all around as usual. I felt awful the whole day and uncomfortable in some of the beds I was in. I was really miserable and couldn't think of a worse feeling in all my life. They were really nice in Labor & Delivery but wanted more evaluation, so they transferred me into the ER. While in the ER between waiting in bed, they gave me an EKG, X-ray of my lungs, and a Cat Scan. I was so weak during the X-ray, I could barely stand up long enough to take it. The only thing I was able to eat in the Hospital was a few Saltine crackers. I went in for the Cat Scan and they put something in my IV that made me very hot all of a sudden, if you know me, I thought I was going to pass out, but they got done and pulled me out of it just in time for me to throw up. All the results from all the testing came back good. The doctor eventually told me that from the flu I could have an upper respiratory disease or infection or something. They let me go last night at about 7. I don't think I ever felt closer to death then yesterday and I think this is just a really weird flu that for me at least if I exert myself even just a little bit, I start to have the breathing problems, so I just need to lay down the whole time, not do anything and try and eat and drink what I can. I hope it passes soon. Towards the end of the ER stay I got something in my IV that was an anti nausea medicine that really helped the pain in my stomach so I felt much better and asked them to give me a perscription for it.

I have an Ultrasound this Wed. for Phoenix and I really need to get the glucose test done before that. So, I'm hoping to re-coop through this weekend so I can do it on Tues. We decided to help me through this week that Marcelus would go to my mom's for about a week or so. I felt like I was going to be better off on Tues. then Mon. but I sure wasn't so I never know what phases this flu will bring, so we sent him off today with Shar to meet her half way. We've been meaning to have him go and stay a while anyway just for fun so now is the time. I just need to really rest and get back to normal to finish up this pregnancy strong...

He will have a great time with my mom and Tibi, and Kit (dog) and Cat (the cat). He probably needs to get out and experience a new place and new people anyway. I do my best with him here but I think he'll really enjoy this. Hopefully my family can figure him out and communicate well with him. I'm sure it will be fun for them all. I'm happy for him.

Sharrid said that in the next couple days he's going to deeply clean and disinfect our house...probably a good idea since we've been sick. Shar is a really good cleaner too, he used to work with a lady who had her own business. Anyway...

It was really sureal being in the ER all day. I never have been in there and there were cutained off little sections everywhere with little beds in them, people on roller beds and wheelchairs lining the hallways (including me) there was a main desk in the middle of everything that had a bunch of flat screen moniters hanging from the roof around the desks. I had a bunch of stuff attached to me. An IV, a blodd pressure band, something on the end of my finger, stickers all over from the EKG ...you name it. They put little double sided slipper socks on me and a robe of course. It was really one of the worst days of my life just because of the way my body felt. It was painful and tiring and achy and miserbale, even though the Hospital took care of me.

So, if anybody is wondering about me, this is the latest and in the next week, I will be relaxing here at home, on the couch re-cooping. I will be able to sit and blog, read, and watch movies. I'm already eating and drinking better today, but we'll see what happens, I might get a blessing tonight. I can't wait until I'm better.

The picture of the green room above shouldn't be here in this post sorry, and the other picture is basically everything but me on the bed, yesterday...except for my room was much smaller and had a curtain divider between me and another girl...