Engaging

16 August, 2007

I-N-F-E-C-T-I-O-N

So I am back laying in bed. It all started on Tuesday. I didn't feel great half way through the day and went home at lunch. I figured it was because I worked all day on Monday and had just worn myself out. Tuesday night, justin and I went for a walk (I crutched) just so I could some fresh air. I came back and my leg was hurting so much. I couldn't get comfortable at all that night to sleep because of the pain. Then Wednesday I woke up and my leg hurt even more. I just couldn't understand what was going on. I figured if it wasn't any better by physical therapy, then I would just go next door to the doctor's after my appointment.

I went to therapy and it hurt more than words can explain. I kept telling the people there that my knee hurt more than it did after surgery and that it hurt above my kneecap, which made no sense because I don't have an incisions there. They kept coming up with explanations. My favorite was that my skin was hyper sensitive and that I need to reintroduce it to touch and the best way to do that was to run different kinds of fabric over it. So I finished my appointment and iced and it hurt so much that when I would stand up I thought I was going to pass out because the pain was so extreme. So I decided screw these physical therapist, they know nothing, I am going to stop by the doctor's.

I went over there and talked to his receptionist and said that I thought something was wrong and the pain in my knee had increased SIGNIFICANTLY in the last 24 hours. I said if he said this was normal and I just needed to suck it up, then that was fine, but I just wanted to make sure what was happening was okay. I hate just stopping by a doctor's office without an appointment. I have worked at a doctor's office for enough time that I know not to do this! It was about 4:30 in the afternoon and she was nice enough to let me back and put me in a room. My doctor came in (who I love, he is fantastic!) and took one look at my knee and said it was VERY infected. So he put me on antibiotics. I couldn't take some of the antibiotics that he wanted to give me because I have had really bad (throat swelling closed) to two different kinds of antibiotics over the years. So he gave me something and wanted me to start by taking 1000mg (normal dose I think is 250mg)...500 right away and then 500mg a few hours later. WHOA did that hurt my stomach! And he said if it wasn't better by Friday then I needed to come back in.

GLAD I DIDN'T LISTEN TO MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND TRUSTED MY INSTINCTS!

Here I am late thursday afternoon and I feel NO better. My knee is still very swollen, painful and hot. I am getting worried that the antibiotics arne't working. If they don't work by tomorrow morning I am getting concerned that they are going to admit me. I really really really don't want to spend my weekend in the hospital. On top of the boringness (is that a word?!), the iv's, the hospital food....I just don't want to have to pay more money for this injury! Insurance only pays 90%...which is great, but still...that 10% adds up!

This is just frustrating. I am not entirely sure what to think. My mom is a bit concerned that I could have picked up an infection while at the hospital, which means it could be antibiotic resistant. I am hoping that my internal stitches or something are infected. My doctor didn't know what was causing the infection and said we need to stop it spreading it, then we can figure out the cause.

Tomorrow morning means either I am going in the office or I am going to the doctor. Makes me a bit anxious/stressed. And my stomach hurts from taking antibiotics every 6 hours!

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