hey gang

[Guest guest]

Sorry I haven't been around lately. As you know, I haven't been

feeling too well. Well, it finally kicked me in the ass. I felt

so bad on Sunday and by Sunday night my temperature was up to a

102. Come Monday morning it was still up there and I felt worse so

I drove myself to the ER. What a waste of time. The only thing

they did was give my half a liter of fluid IV and do a chest x-ray

to make sure the costal chondritis pain I was having wasn't

pneumonia.

Well, they send me home with an antibiotic I told them I was

allergic to and with a temperature of 103. Yup, it went up and I

felt worse leaving than when I went in. They said to come back if I

get worse!!! I am worse, you dumbass!! I don't know what kind of

sorry hospital they are running there, but I was pissed.

Well, a few hours later, my dad came over and took me to the

hospital where I work. It was too far away for me to drive to

myself. Well, they treated the RA flare with some IV steroids and

treated the pain. Turns out that I have pylonephritis, on both

sides!! They had me admitted and I just got home late last night.

So I was in for about five days.

Still can't keep food down, having trouble taking my meds. My knee

may be infected the same way my kidneys are. They believe that the

vasculitis is what affected my kidneys and the infection could have

routed its way to my right knee. Just what I need.

I had no veins left for them to put IV's in. The medications they

were giving me just ate away at my veins. My right arm is so

swollen from three IV's going bad, one of them turning into

phlebits. I have a half inch wide red streak that runs from my

wrist up to half way up my upper arm.

My eyes are so blurry from the meds they gave me, I can't even be

sure if what I'm typing here makes any sense. Well, I hope everyone

is well. Know that I am thinking of each and every one of you.

Take care, and I will be back soon..........Marina