First Day of Class...Kind Of

Today was the first day of class for my last semester as an undergraduate. We ended up having a snow day. Or half of a snow day because they did not cancel classes until the afternoon. So I had my nutrition class this morning and stayed and watched the snow fall in the afternoon. I actually kind of wanted to go to my afternoon class because it is called Performance Ethnography and I am not sure what it is about.

Anyway, I was also glad classes were cancelled today because I am fighting a horrible cold which I fear might be turning into an ear infection. Not cool. I have been drinking a lot of tea and taking a lot of Dayquil.

I have seen the syllabi for 5/6 classes and this is getting ready to be another difficult semester. I did not get into the developmental psychology class at the other school like I wanted so I added another class called health communication that I think will look good on nursing school applications.

Stay warm!

Turned to Stone

Unfortunately I am dealing with kidney stones at the moment. It is not the first time I have had them. One time they kept me in the hospital for a week and I was discharged on my (18th? It's hard to keep track) birthday. No hospital admissions in sight for me this time around though, I'm dealing well with them on my own.

My online class started yesterday and I have done none of the reading yet. I have also not gotten back into the apartments for next semester, found a job, and my financial situation is still pretty awful. All around I'm just not in the best mood.

That's it for now. I have to go to school n Friday to see the eye doctor again so I will post again after that.

Sick Day

Unfortunately, soon after writing yesterday's post, I started to feel a little tickle in my throat. By this morning, that tickle evolved into a full fledged sore throat. Of course these things happen when I am 100 miles away from my doctor, but it is not bad enough that I feel like I need medical attention. Since none of my stuff is even remotely unpacked (which I may explain in another post) I can't find a thermometer to see if I am running a fever. If I was, then I would be a little more concerned.

I wanted to go to one of my really good friend's fashion show today, but now I am unsure if I will make it. Even though the Cellcept has made me feel really good, I still understand my limits with lupus. And because Cellcept is an immunosupressant, I really have to be careful.

My plan for now is to stay in bed and watch movies and drink tea and soup. It is a rainy, chilly day here so it is especially conducive to not doing much.

Also, I made Dean's List!

Not Feeling So Great

I was up last night with a pretty bad stomach ache and migraine. I had to work my 8 hour shift today and my joints are pretty angry about that. And my stomach ache and migraine are still there. I don't know why my stomach is as bad as it is. I made a delicious dinner last night, pasta with chicken and broccoli, and I don't think that it made me sick, but the thought of eating the leftovers right now is totally unappealing. I just put some eggs to boil and I am going to make some toast. I had toast this morning also. I tried a couple slices of pizza this afternoon, but I was feeling OK then. I also came pretty close to passing out at work. I had to keep focused on the idea that passing out would be totally inconvenient and the feeling passed. I knew if I didn't focus on just one thing I would be out. So I'm not sure what is going on. I think I probably had just been on my feet too long.

I always know something if wrong when I do not want to eat anything.

My thermometer is broken I think so I don't know if I have a fever. But my pulse often skyrockets when I have a significant fever and it is pretty normal right now.I see my rheumatologist on Thursday, so of course if something is still wrong I will tell her about it then. We need to talk about my treatment going forward as I'm not totally satisfied with it.

Spring break is next week! I am going home on Friday. It will be nice to relax at home. I have plenty of work to get done in the meantime though, so I am going to eat my "dinner" and get started on it.

Rough Week

Well, classes are over so I just have this week of finals. My first one is today from 4-6 and I will be so happy when it is done. It is for my class on world religions and that class has been an unnecessary struggle for no reason. I've been trying to figure out why. I just don't think anything was made clear. We got a lot of information, but none of it seemed contextualized to me.

I have had a lot of trouble with my stomach. It took me a long time to fall asleep last night because of pain and I woke up with pain too. Also a migraine. I got something to eat so I could take my medicine and luckily it has not made me sick. I really hope my gall bladder/liver/pancreas/whatever holds on until I can see the surgeon in a week. I have been running a slight fever, so I'm really trying to be conscious about how I am feeling.

Today I sign the papers to move into the apartment for next semester! So that's great news and I am really excited to get my own room and have a kitchen and bathroom I only have to share with 1-4 other people and not 34.

I cannot wait to go home. I just do not feel well. But I really want to get my finals over with. My hardest two are first. I have no exams on Wenesday, so that will be a nice break.

I also see my primary care doctor tomorrow. I got my antibody tests done again because I had not been feeling well. But of course I can flare without them being positive. So who knows what is going on. It might just be due to what is going on in my stomach.

So for now, I just have to get through this week without my stomach having a meltdown on me.

Found Out What Was Wrong

Soo...I need surgery. Within the next couple weeks. My gall bladder is not working like it should so it needs to be removed soon. I'm risking a serious infection if I do not get it out, so ASAP is ideal. I called the surgeons at the hospital I use at home and left a message to see when is the soonest I can get in. If it is not in the next couple weeks then I will have to use the hospital out by my school. I want to be at home because I live there and I know I will just want to curl up in my own bed after the surgery.

I'm not too happy about this. So hopefully I can keep infection at bay until I can figure all this stuff out.

Blech

Came down with a fever on Monday and went to University Health Services. No flu, but I am still pretty sick. Unfortunately, I think I got my roommate sick too. I have a stuffy, runny nose, quite a horrendous headache, a cough that has made me pull more muscles than I knew existed and a lingering fever. Suffice it to say I am pretty miserable. But the fever is not high enough for the flu, so its just a bad cold with an ear infection coming along for the ride.

I did not go to classes on Monday, but I wen to them yesterday. Today was a day off because of Verteran's Day, so I will see how I feel in the morning. Hopefully I am better. I was all packed to go home on Monday but decided to stick it out. So I have been trying to get rest and movies in.

When I called out of work on Monday I found out my boss really does have the flu. But she did not come in, thank goodness. Hopefully she will be doing better by the time I go in on Friday.

At Least I Was Home

Well, I am sick. I posted a few months ago about getting a combination of bronchitis, sinus infection, ear infection and strep throat all at once and I'm pretty sure that brewing again. I havent been feeling all the great for a while, but it finally hit me pretty hard on Friday. I took the bus home and about 15 minutes away from campus it broke down making me extremely late, cold and unhappy.

I considered staying home until this passes, but I decided to go back to school and go home if it gets worse. My primary care doctor is up here and if I get sicker at home my only option is the emergency room (because my insurance does not pay for urgent care...stupid). So I'm going to ride it out. I do not plan on going to class tomorrow unless I am better, so I think I will probably hang around and watch movies. But I am going to do my homework so I do not fall behind.

I dount this is the flu because my temperature is only slighty elevated. If, though, it shoots up then I will reevaluate my plan. So for now its cold medincine and tea. Hope I feel better soon. Its so inconvenient being sick.

Quick Post

I think the antibiotics I am on for my sinus infection are messing up my stomach. It feels horrible. I'm considering going to urgent care and seeing what they can do. Also, I woke up with a migraine today. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the Lupron shot I got yesterday?

I've got 4 papers, 1 project and 2 tests coming up in the next few weeks. The first paper is due on Wednesday for my World Religion class. I'm starting to outline it now. That's my Saturday night!