Posted
Thursday, May 12, 2005 @ 2318 PST
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Sick as hell.
There is a good
reason that I haven't posted in a few days. I started feeling
crappy and achy Wednesday last week, developed fevers that
just wouldn't go away, then a headache that even three 222's
wouldn't quell. Finally, when by Saturday night I couldn't
sit, stand, or lay down because every position hurt too
much, my roommate Dennis gave me a lift to the ER. They
plumped me up with a litre of saline (I was getting dizzy
and tachycardic when I stood up) and ran a battery of tests,
then came back and told me I was sicker than I looked (I'm
still not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing -
maybe it means I have an amazing constitution). I had viral
meningitis, with some complicating neuralgia (nerve pain
down my back and legs) and bacteremia (my blood cultures
were positive, perhaps coincidentally). So after 17 hours
in the ER I was admitted, and thus wound up on the other
side of the bed from my usual spot for several days. A bit
of an eye opening experience, I must say. The nursing staff
were really great, and put up with my crankiness really
well (not to mention my later unauthorized forays off the
floor). The physicians I dealt with were really pretty nice
and down to earth, although I didn't see much of them (of
course). I even went to class with my IV locked - a distinct
advantage of going to school where you are admitted. Shara
flew out from NM to take care of me and Kwai drove up from
Santa Cruz and brought me food so I wouldn't starve - I
really was trying not to cause a fuss, but there you go.
I was glad Shara was there when they discharged me, I still
felt crappy and probably wouldn't have taken very good care
of myself. Needless to say, I've had little energy for school
or to get my podcast set up (recording done, but mixing
and setting up the server is not). So I will try to get
caught up on both fronts, but be patient with me.
BTW - my advice
from all this? First, don't get meningitis. Second, if you
can avoid it at all, don't be "an interesting case"!
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