blechiness

Oh what a week it's been! Up and down as far as my tummy goes.... on Thursday, I was feeling lots better, and we talked about restarting treatment on Monday.... and then Friday, things went south quick. Throughout the afternoon, I couldn't stay away from the bathroom, and the chills started. Anne told me that if this kept up, I'd need to go into Labcorp first thing Monday morning and get tested for C Diff.... which is a nasty bacterial infection that attacks the lining of the intestines, and can happen when antibiotics throw off the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut. It can be very dangerous if left untreated. Shortly thereafter, I developed a fever.... so at that point, with Labcorp closed for the weekend, Anne suggested we go ahead and treat for C Diff just in case. I welcomed any solutions at that point... I hadn't had a fever like that in YEARS, and I felt like I was on my way out, if you know what I mean. Every symptom I have had during this whole entire fiasco reared up its ugly head.... insane muscle cramping to the point I could hardly walk, headache, sore neck, burny skin.... it was frightening, to be honest. So every 8 hours now, I'm taking a different antibiotic that is supposed to kill the little boogers. It was a long night, with a dozen or so trips to the bathroom... but I was happy to wake up in a pool of sweat this morning, meaning my fever had broken. Today has been a slow one.... but luckily I was able to get out into the sunshine a little bit. My temperature has gone up and down, but I haven't gotten nearly as miserable as I was last night. I've been quite sore and tender, and my neck has been hurting so badly today that some moments it seems damn near impossible to hold my head up. Because the antibiotic I'm taking for the C Diff is also used to kill of lyme in its cyst form, Anne thinks some of this might be herxing. So that's the latest. I'm going to keep this brief and to the point, because frankly, the couch is calling me back. Love to you all!