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Things happen in 3s so I'm covered now.
Got sick Friday. Fever, can't get up out of bed and am going to die sick. Went to the doctor because I have to work tonight sick. Was diagnosed with first off, an ear infection and secondly another bout of my wonderful allergy triggered reactive airway disease. When I am exposed to the allergens that trigger it I end up wtih this wonderful respiratory thing, coughing and hacking up lungs as well as wheezing like a teakettle.
When Moshe got me to the doctors office and I was in the room trying to get words out between the wheezes to tell the nurse "what brought me in" all of a sudden my lungs just gave out and I remember mouthing "abuterol" "inhaler" and "no air!" It felt like hours but in seconds there was an albuterol inhaler in my hand and I was trying to somehow remember how to get air IN my lungs. I apparently got enough of a breath to get albuterol to my lungs and they opened again somewhat. At any rate, the nurse did not leave the room until the doctor was in there with me (no dying on her shift I guess) and the only thing I left with was a prescription for a z-pak and a couple of inhalers.
Then we had to take Arik to the pediatrician because he too has had the snotty nose and coughing thing. He just had a virus, however, from having the stupid "AHHHHHH" stick in his throat he decided to puke.... all over me since he was sitting on my lap (aren't I just the luckiest tho....).
We made it home and I collapsed for a few hours until I had to get up to go in for my 12 hour shift with the wee infant. Oh, did I mention there is a smoker in his house? (my biggest allergy trigger) Somehow I did make it somewhat easily thru my shift and came home in the am and just collapsed . Don't remember much of the weekend, but ....
Sunday night I called X's mom to see if she would mind if I took Monday off to give myself another day to recover. Not only did she not mind but she then told me that X had been diagnosed with Pertussis on Thursday. That's right, not only is my respiratory status crap but I may have been exposed to Pertussis on top of everything... thereby exposing my kids and the wee baby too!
Went downstairs to let Moshe know about all this and Arik wanted me to pick him up since I hadn't had much contact with him all weekend. As I did, I started having a coughing fit and had to put him down on the floor because I couldnt breathe. Arik laid on his back and decided to pitch a major fit and slam his head on the floor...problem was, my foot was in his line of fire.....
So, today we went to the ER.....
Let's recap the weekend....
Sick as a dog for most of it..... exposed to Pertussis but call to doctors office this morning assurred me that the z-pak will cover if I had it... and ER visit where it was confirmed that Arik broke my toe.
I'm still hacking up lungs but feel much better (although wiped out quite easily today)...now my foot hurts ;)
Oh, and I still have to coordinate with renfairewench for decorating for kids party (I didnt forget!!!!)
Yeah, and 64 scheduled hours working this week plus guide dog ones... and Moshe has to have a yearly "screening proceedure" Thursday....kids with afterschool rehearsals and no late busses.... I have no time to be sick... :)
Got sick Friday. Fever, can't get up out of bed and am going to die sick. Went to the doctor because I have to work tonight sick. Was diagnosed with first off, an ear infection and secondly another bout of my wonderful allergy triggered reactive airway disease. When I am exposed to the allergens that trigger it I end up wtih this wonderful respiratory thing, coughing and hacking up lungs as well as wheezing like a teakettle.
When Moshe got me to the doctors office and I was in the room trying to get words out between the wheezes to tell the nurse "what brought me in" all of a sudden my lungs just gave out and I remember mouthing "abuterol" "inhaler" and "no air!" It felt like hours but in seconds there was an albuterol inhaler in my hand and I was trying to somehow remember how to get air IN my lungs. I apparently got enough of a breath to get albuterol to my lungs and they opened again somewhat. At any rate, the nurse did not leave the room until the doctor was in there with me (no dying on her shift I guess) and the only thing I left with was a prescription for a z-pak and a couple of inhalers.
Then we had to take Arik to the pediatrician because he too has had the snotty nose and coughing thing. He just had a virus, however, from having the stupid "AHHHHHH" stick in his throat he decided to puke.... all over me since he was sitting on my lap (aren't I just the luckiest tho....).
We made it home and I collapsed for a few hours until I had to get up to go in for my 12 hour shift with the wee infant. Oh, did I mention there is a smoker in his house? (my biggest allergy trigger) Somehow I did make it somewhat easily thru my shift and came home in the am and just collapsed . Don't remember much of the weekend, but ....
Sunday night I called X's mom to see if she would mind if I took Monday off to give myself another day to recover. Not only did she not mind but she then told me that X had been diagnosed with Pertussis on Thursday. That's right, not only is my respiratory status crap but I may have been exposed to Pertussis on top of everything... thereby exposing my kids and the wee baby too!
Went downstairs to let Moshe know about all this and Arik wanted me to pick him up since I hadn't had much contact with him all weekend. As I did, I started having a coughing fit and had to put him down on the floor because I couldnt breathe. Arik laid on his back and decided to pitch a major fit and slam his head on the floor...problem was, my foot was in his line of fire.....
So, today we went to the ER.....
Let's recap the weekend....
Sick as a dog for most of it..... exposed to Pertussis but call to doctors office this morning assurred me that the z-pak will cover if I had it... and ER visit where it was confirmed that Arik broke my toe.
I'm still hacking up lungs but feel much better (although wiped out quite easily today)...now my foot hurts ;)
Oh, and I still have to coordinate with renfairewench for decorating for kids party (I didnt forget!!!!)
Yeah, and 64 scheduled hours working this week plus guide dog ones... and Moshe has to have a yearly "screening proceedure" Thursday....kids with afterschool rehearsals and no late busses.... I have no time to be sick... :)