Isolation
I've suffered from ear infections all my life. Something about how it drains or some kind of bacteria ... I dunno. But usually I just deal with it and go on. I'm used to a small amount of pain in my ears on a nearly weekly basis. But I just got one humdinger of an infection last week. I'm not overexaggerating when I tell you that my ear canal completely swelled shut. I couldn't even put in the ear drops that are supposed to heal it. Well, at least I couldn't have if I'd HAD them. Since Kaiser was completely out of the medication that they prescribed me. Which meant I had to go all weekend with an oral antibiotic (not bad, but takes a while to start working) and they also gave me Vicodin for pain.
I found out the hard way I'm somewhat allergic to Vicodin. I shouldn't take it if I want to keep breathing. Oddly enough, it took the severe pain away, but when I would go to sleep I would forget to breathe. Scaaaaary. So I (on advice of doctor) stopped the Vicodin and started taking 800 mg of Ibuprofen. My liver loves me.
Of course, the ear infection moved from my right ear to my left and now I can barely hear anything. I hear muffled sounds, as though I were sitting on the bottom of a swimming pool. I am sick, tired, run down, isolated, frustrated etc.
Oh did I mention that the kids were taken away from my sister and placed with me by DCFS again? Yep that's me. Mom of 3.
I'm just tired, broke and frustrated. I'm sure once I pay my rent, clear up my ears and get the State to help pay for daycare things will feel alot better. But for right now, I'm not a happy camper.
Wow, been a long time since I've ranted. :D
I found out the hard way I'm somewhat allergic to Vicodin. I shouldn't take it if I want to keep breathing. Oddly enough, it took the severe pain away, but when I would go to sleep I would forget to breathe. Scaaaaary. So I (on advice of doctor) stopped the Vicodin and started taking 800 mg of Ibuprofen. My liver loves me.
Of course, the ear infection moved from my right ear to my left and now I can barely hear anything. I hear muffled sounds, as though I were sitting on the bottom of a swimming pool. I am sick, tired, run down, isolated, frustrated etc.
Oh did I mention that the kids were taken away from my sister and placed with me by DCFS again? Yep that's me. Mom of 3.
I'm just tired, broke and frustrated. I'm sure once I pay my rent, clear up my ears and get the State to help pay for daycare things will feel alot better. But for right now, I'm not a happy camper.
Wow, been a long time since I've ranted. :D