So Sleepyyyyyyy

At the beginning of January I got sick.  Not the flu, but a sinus infection compounded by bronchitis and a double ear infection.  I was miserable.  It took two rounds of antibiotics complete with shots and a steroid shot to get me back to semi-normal.  And a lot of sleep.

That's the hard part.  I can't seem to get enough sleep- even 6 weeks later.  I take naps every day and just feel like I am dragging.

Meanwhile, the doc decided that maybe I have sleep apnea.  I took an overnight test wearing an oxygen meter on my finger.  That came back abnormal, so another test got ordered.  Last night I finished a three night test wearing a chest monitor, a nose breathing monitor and a finger oxygen meter.  Not sure when I'll get the results, but my answers to the questionnaire that came with the test made me nervous.

But that's enough for now, I need to go to bed.

Finally a Diagnosis

Day 14 of Feeling Crappy.


Reed has been diagnosed with Pseudomembranous Colitis caused by Clostridium Difficile. He is taking Metronidazole. What a mouthful!

Basically, the good bacteria in the colon have been overthrown by the bad. Presumably with the help of the antibiotic that he was on for his Strep Throat. He has diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. He is exhausted and basically feels lousy. We have been pretty agressive in trying to find out what is wrong with him because he is SO sick! We just found all this out today. We still don't have the results of the ultrasound, but probably will in a couple of days. Hopefully he will be starting to feel better by then.