A Rubbish Few Days

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As I write I am lying in a hospital bed and it’s 3am. I was rushed in here 48 hours ago and this is the first time that I have been able to stare at some light longer than a minute or so due to the ridiculously intense headache that has accompanied me since I arrived.

It happened very suddenly – on Monday afternoon I started to feel a bit cold, when I tried to warm myself up in a hot bath my skin hurt, and by 3am I was lying under a duvet, shivering violently.

The doctors thought it was meningitis, then pneumonia, and now they think it’s a kidney infection combined with some sort of virus that has spread throughout my body. It must have been there for a while too, but I have ignored it with work being such a massive priority recently…

Luckily, after what seems like endless bags of saline solution and antibiotics through a drip in my arm, and some lovely food from my mum and sister (who drove 100 miles yesterday to see me) i’m beginning to feel better. The Bloke has been wonderful – helping me shower, making sure the cats are ok, messaging my mum – he must be absolutely shattered bless him! I’m also very lucky in that i’m in a private room with a fabulous view, which i hadn’t been able to appreciate until now!

I’m not going to be able to reply to your messages yet I’m afraid, but I’m looking forward to getting this bloody drip out of my arm, going home to The Bloke and the cats and catching up on your posts!

Hope you’re all doing well!

88 thoughts on “A Rubbish Few Days”

  1. Awww… I’m sorry to learn you’re in hospital. As always, things like this are “sudden and out of the blue.” So have they worked out what it is/was?

    Get well and get yourself back home!

    G~

  6. I certainly missed your fantastic writing and felt sure something was preventing you from posting, especially after the fantastic night you had when your stats went through the roof! Get well real soon, my friend.

  24. Suzie,

    Praying the doctors find answers and you heal quickly and rest well, that the head pain goes away along with any other could bes.
    (((((Hugs)))))

    What color are your cats?

    I have a calico named Zoee and a Golden Retriever named Mercy and a black lab/collie mix named Tesla.

  35. Hope you get better soon. Understand how the Bloke must feel because I was slightly shattered when they flew herself to The Royal Adelaide Hospital when she has th Staph infection. Scarey stuff – for both of us and for both of you. I am thinking about you.

  37. Oh, poo! Poor Suzie 😦 Big hugs and get well soon. I misread your typing and was surprised that when the going gets tough, your man massages your Mum. Must get myself a pair of glasses. PS: I bet you typed that on your phone, you blogging addict 🙂

  42. Get well soon. I can relate to your condition. I too had the exact same thing one month back. Take care of yourself and drink lots of fluids, it will help to clear the infection along with the medicines. Take care!

  43. Sorry to hear about the hospital visit 😦 I was in hospital last week and it’s definitely not the nicest place to be… Feel better soon!

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