TMI

Pics of snowman Last week in December!



Ok, hi there. I am alive. This time being sick has been a blurr. I never thought I would have something so serious. Originally, this whole thing was supposed to be a sinus infection, then I got worse and I really thought I had the flu. My fevers were so high and chills, no appetite, headache the whole thing. Until I turned yellow on new years day and went to the ER. So they diagnosed me with mono induced hepatitis. Not like hep a, b or c but hepatitis-meaning inflammation of the liver.
Sent me home and three days later-I was worse-vomited the whole nine yards. Went back to the ER on the recommendation of the doctor. I was severely dehydrated, again and had almost 104 fever(going on like 5 long days of that). So they admitted me and ran all kinds of tests-which i hated every second of. I feel so bad for people that have to have them all the time. They are very brave.

Anyways, this is all boring to you but basically now, at home-my fevers are under control and I am trying hard to be hydrated. My mom drilled in the drinking in my head. She gave me time limits to finish my drinks by. At this point, babying my spleen(left side) because it is swollen and pinchy and blah. I get nauseous if I am upright for too long. And I sleep ALOT! They are checking my liver levels tomorrow. I hope that they are going in the right direction. I think they are. i am ALOT less yellow. at least i think I am. The nurses thought I looked better but still yellow.

So this is what happens when you are an old person that gets mono. The doctors said I should have kissed more boys in school so this would have gotten out of the way with back then. Little did they know I kissed NOBODY in school, so that would have been impossible. :)

My complication now is I tested positive for strep throat. You can not safetly take antibiotics with mono, so we are holding out as long as possible. I also tested positive for what they call the rheumatoid gene, meaning I have inherited the auto immune issues my family has. The doctor thinks that is why mono attacked my liver so quickly and severely the way it did because of this gene. So that is something to look forward too.

I have lost some weight 7-8 lbs, I guess but that is what happens when you do not eat for a week and a half. i do have an appetite now but can not eat a whole lot because my spleen is squishing where my stomach is. My co-worker Jen would be proud of me because I have actually been craving carrots and lettuce- let's just say that is not usual for me. No celery though, Dan.

In this whole mix, the absolute hardest part has been avoiding Lucy. It has been so hard to see sadness and disappointment in her face when she has to leave my room or I can not pick her up or when she pulls on my hand to get up and I can not. She has been acting different and I know this is tough on her. I miss kissing her and playing with her and just being around the house with her. John has been doing a great job with the routines that we can keep with her so that at least that is normal. It has been hard to release complete control of her to other people. Hopefully we it will just be a few more weeks of this and we can get back to 'normal' around here.

Our family has been helping out a great deal with her and my mom and dad have been running me to my appts. That has been a huge stress reliever. They also told me that I will still have my desk back at work, so that is nice to hear too. My sister in CA has sent me something everyday in the mail since i got sick and friends have made some meals and sent cards and emails and even flowers!!! They mean such a great deal to us! Thank you for thinking of us all.

I posted some pics of Lucy's first snowman with her Uncle Bud. Little did I know I was going to be so sick the day after these pics!

I miss everyone!!