So…

 Last month I had a…. kidney infection….Obviously. And I was in so much pain. I had to put off going to the hospital because my doc had tried an antibiotic and you have to wait about four days from your last dose before you can get a urine sample to grow the bacteria. So Romantic!

On the 29th I woke up in excruciating pain. My entire mid section was on fire. I waited to get those few extra hours in or it’s completely pointless. By 9pm I was crying. By 2 am I was crying on the phone to Robb who demanded that I wake my husband up to take me to the ER. By 2:30 we were there and by 5:30am I was in my room, had had 11 vials of blood taken, started iv fluids to flush my kidneys and my first two doses of antibiotics and pain meds. Kidney infection and sepsis. I slept for two days, drugs help with that. I love this hospital because they value a patient’s need to sleep. They rarely turn the lights on, they speak in soft voices, if I wasn’t getting poked and prodded I’d probably not notice them. In fact, my husband slept like a log and complimented them!

I’m still on antibiotics and am getting a new infection already. 

But! I see my uro-gyn Wednesday to schedule surgery. Surgery!!!!!!!! What if I were fixed and normal again? Imagine that…..

Plus, I had Covid exactly one year ago and this was my first hospital stay that my oxygen stayed normal since then!!!! 

I fucked my vacation up for nothing!!! And… the cruise line changed the rule two days after they kicked me off!!!! You KNOW that’s my luck…. But! I fixed our vacation and while we won’t be on a white sand beach with a rum, we will be spending the week at The Gaylord Texan which will look like Christmas vomited all over it and I’ve booked gingerbread house decorating, sledding , snowball fights, Christmas movies, light shows and blankets with pj’s and hot cocoa waiting in our rooms when we get there! My inner child is losing her shit right now!! 

All is good. I’m happy.

Tracy