Jan 10, 2005 21:14
Being diagnosed with Pneumonia was both relieving and depressing. At least I know what's been wrong with me. Today started poorly. I was up all night trying to sleep and I couldn't. I felt that my fever broke and everything would be great. I would get to go to work and eat at Chipotle's for lunch. And then Mindy took my temp. "Honey, it says here that you have a fever of 102." I wanted to cry.
Mindy was great and called the doctor's office and she set up an appointment with me shortly after 10. First my doc thought that I had the flu, which they have a rapid cure now if you treat it soon enough. The tests came back negative. Then he made me get chest ex rays, which I had never had taken before in my life. He found a piece of pneumonia in my left lung about the size of a golf ball. I then got my meds from the pharmacy, and Mindy was kind enough to usher me home.
It seems that I will miss the next week of work, and I have another appointment to see my doctor next Monday.
I was feeling really bad till Mindy made me take some of the prescribed cough syrup. It tasted like a big pink floating cloud. Oh yeah, my doctor knows his meds.
After taking it, I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day as all the pain and the ackyness floated out of my system. It made me so happy, and I was floating around the room smiling at real cats and make believe people. Ok, no true hallucinations, but that's ok. I took this stuff at 2:00, and at 9:00, I still feel good. No overly harsh coughing and my body was able to go on vacation to pink cloudy land. I felt like the character, Helium.
On the flip side I know that I am still sick. My temperature has been around 102 for the entire day.
Mindy went grocery shopping and she bought me some of the best stuff in the world. She got me plenty of chicken noodle soup, other soups, Jello, Pudding, this fudge stuff, Diet cherry 7-up, love dice, Valentines day Candy, and a glowing magical wand! She got me more stuff but I can't remember it all at the moment.
Mindy must really love me.
And Mindy, thank you.