MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Being in the hospital is no fun =(

> Got home from work around 3:00 Saturday. Muscles aching all over, so I take a shower,
> and head off to bed.
>
> Wake up about an hour later to use the restroom, and it burns like nothing I've ever
> felt before. Go back to bed, wake up another hour later. Still burns when I go again.
> Take some advil, and back to bed.
>
> Now the triple wammy hits; I've got the chills big time, so I check my temperature:
> 104. Threw up my lunch, and of course, still burns when I pee. And the bedsheets were
> drenched from me sweating so much.
>
> I tell my son to "call mom" and see turns back around from their trip to disneylannd
> with the other two munchkins (her friend is a DJ during the ElecTRONica show that
> night).
>
> We get to emergency about 8:30; I look like death, to the point that this nice lady
> in front of me in line let me go ahead of her.
>
> In the next hours, they hook up the IV for water and antibiotics, and take a LOT of
> blood samples (I've got three holes in each arm as I'm writing this).
>
> Turns out I have a urinary tract infection. How I got that, I have no idea. 7pm
> Sunday, they check me into the hospital. Ultrasound on my kidneys and bladder come
> back normal, so that's a good thing. And white blood cell count is starting to get
> back to normal (for reference, normal is 9, I was up to 26 at one point).
>
> Work's upset, kids miss me, and food sucks (well, breakfast was ok, but the turkey
> and mashed potatoes for lunch was below TV dinner and school cafeteria standards).
> And I haven't slept more than two hours in a row since I've been here.
>
> I'm gonna be here at least one more night for evaluation, then I'll find out tomorrow
> if I get to leave.
>
> I'm hungry, tired and bored. I don't like being immobile for this long. (I can do
> only so many laps around the floor, pushing my IV along).
>
> Hopefully, I'll be back later this week; got an artwork update I need to finish. See
> you in a bit... James (Mr. Do)

Yikes, that's crazy. You don't usually think of a UTI as something that puts you in the hospital. Get better soon and remember to drink your cranberry juice.