i'm sooo sick!!

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i'm sooo sick!!
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Sat, 08-07-2004 - 4:31pm
i'm so so sick you guys. i have the worst case of strep throat i've ever heard of, and i think i'm gonna die. i spent the entire night in the ER last night, got an iv and got rehydrated, got the wonderful shot in the bum, got some vicodin and came home, but now i'm wishing i never left. i can't talk, i can't swallow, i can't eat or drink, there's blood and pus dripping off my tonsils, i have a temp of 103, i'm freezing even though i'm wearing my entire pj wardrobe.......i'm so dehydrated again but i can't swallow to save my life.....i'm so sick of spitting out blood....DH's worse than useless, just keeps asking me "are you gonna die?" "YES BRIAN, I'M GONNA FREAKING DIE, WHAT DO YOU WANT??!!!???" my mom came and took care of me b/c he's so useless. she was wonderful, sat with me all night in the er, but the kids are going absolutely bonkers and she needs to take them back to her house and get them away from this sickhouse. why is it that when anyone else is sick in this house i'm all over it with medicine, chicken soup, hugs, comfort, whatever, but when i'm sick nobody seems to give a crap? it's like "oh you're sick? that's nice, can you get me some dinner??" "NO NO NO!!! i am SICK, and if you guys can't help me then you could at least leave me alone!!!"

didn't really want to whine as much as i have but i could really use some hugs right now.....

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Registered: 05-08-2004
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 4:45pm
Poor ((((((clarity)))))) there is some hugs for ya! I am not as bad off, but been sick to. I have a yucky stomach virus. Simmer some lysol and water on the stove if you can. It will help with any germs. I'm glad your mom could help. My Dh tries really hard to help but it just makes things

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Sat, 08-07-2004 - 9:29pm
I am so sorry.......:( I have NEVER been that sick..where my tonsils bleed....but I did have them taken out....I use to get pretty sick with tonsillitius. Maybe you should go back to the ER....You don't want to get too dehydrated. Its nice to have your mother to help....I always feel like a kid again..when my mom takes care of me...:) Its so nice and comforting. I am sorry about your DH. Mine isn't that bad........But still sometimes..it seems like he thinks of himself....He will leave the sink full of dishes....and I still have to cook when I am sick....I get migraines....So imagine trying to do that stuff..when ya head feels like its going to pop off..and the light kills ya eyes.....and ya are praying to die. I hope you get better!

Christy

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Registered: 05-03-2003
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 10:47pm
You poor dear! I don't think that I have ever been that sick either...but I remember how much strep hurts. So sorry that DH is not help...I think that it might be the curse of motherhood (or just being a wife) because mine is the same way and I remember my mom complaining (with good cause) about it also. I hope that you begin feeling better soon--did they give you a liquid antibiotic? I know that they make them in adult strength (my DH can't swallow pills and so we have to get everything in liquid form) and that would be easier than taking a pill. Also--I find this VERY helpful--it might hurt a lot at first, but it works: gargle children's liquid ibuprofen...it reduces the swelling and it helps with the pain. Finally, suck on ice--it will just dribble down and you won't actually have to swallow and it might help keep you hydrated.

Good luck dear.

Hugs to you!

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Registered: 11-11-2003
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 10:50pm

I'm so sorry hun!!

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Registered: 10-12-2003
Sun, 08-08-2004 - 12:43am
thanks to everyone for their responses, somehow it does make me feel a little better :) right now things are so swollen that i don't really have much of a throat, there's just a little opening between my tonsils. i looked up pictures of strep and tonsilitis and none of them look anywhere near as bad as mine, so i think i'm going to go back to the er in the morning. right now i'd pay good money to have them taken my tonsils out but somehow i don't think that's gonnna happen.

thanks again.

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Sun, 08-08-2004 - 8:47am
You poor poor thing.
I wish I was there to help you. How horrible that your dh is not helping you.
Sounds really bad.
I hope you feel better soon. Get well. Take it easy. Ask friends and family for help.


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Registered: 09-30-2003
Sun, 08-08-2004 - 11:21am
LOTS AND LOTS OF HUGS!

Get Well Soon,

Shelby

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Sun, 08-08-2004 - 12:24pm
so so so sorry you're so sick! get lots of rest and i hope you feel better soon. your mom's awesome for taking the kids out of the house. your mind needs to focus on getting better. you have every excuse to whine! you're a super mom who's sick! ;)

take care!

amanda

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Registered: 10-12-2003
Mon, 08-09-2004 - 7:44pm
thanks for all the support you guys. i went back in and they kept me overnight, i actually just got out of the hospital a few hours ago. they still dont know what's wrong, right now it looks like a massive staph infection. i'm gonna have to get surgery later on this week, hopefully i'll feel better after that. i'm on enough drugs to knock a horse out right now, prednisone, morphine, and two antibiotics, and i'm still hurting really bad. one of my tonsils exploded while i was in the hospital, so that took some of the pressure off but it still hurts like heck.... anyway, at least i'm home with my babies, i missed them so bad. i missed alleria's meet the teacher and her first day of school, i just sat up in the hospital and cried, sniff sniff....

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Mon, 08-09-2004 - 8:05pm
I'm sending you hugs,Clarity!I hope you're feeling better very soon!I wish I could be there to help you.I know how you feel about your Hubby being useless when you are sick!My Hubby is wonderful as long as I am healthy and keeping the house clean,but when I am too sick to clean he complains,and acts like I am exaggerating how bad I feel!Men just aren't very good about being sympathetic and caring when we wives get sick!

I still remember how the day after our son was born by C-section, my Hubby got mad at me because I wouldn't jump up and get somthing in the kitchen for his Mom, who was visiting.I was sitting on the couch in pain,and he thought I was just being a baby!MEN!Why can't they be sweet and caring when WE are sick,when we are so good about caring for THEM when they are sick!

Hope you'll feel better soon!

Hugs,Heather

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