I am still alive!

I know it is has been a while since I wrote last.. I am STILL trying to get over this sickness. I don't know what it is! I had that ear infection. I took the 15 days worth of antibiotics that the drs gave me and it still didn't go away. I didn't feel AS bad but I just wasn't feeling myself.

This last weekend I went down to EC. It was nice to get away. It has been a while since I have been down there (since Christmas). I got down there Saturday afternoon. It was a much needed break. I stayed until Tuesday afternoon. Dad had surgery Monday, so I stuck around and helped out. I froze with mom in the hospital. We were joking around saying that the hospital created their own patients because they were causing us hypothermia. I went out to the explorer and got the John Deere blankets that we always keep out there and we tried to get warm by that and we both had our hoodies on to keep our heads warm. After our pager went off saying dad was out of surgery, we went back into SDS, the nice nurse back there gave us both a heated blanket from the warming machine. It was just a long day since dad had to be there at 9 and they didn't get him in to surgery until about 1:30. So when he came out, he was sick. Not from the anesthesia, but from hunger! We got him home about 8:30, and I ran over to Food Ranch and him food. After this surgery, he didn't want Oreos, he wanted Tapioca Pudding!!

Tuesday morning, I went down to the EC clinic and had Dr Lowell check out my ears again because they were started to hurt really bad again. He said there was nothing in them. He did a little culture thing and it came out fine. He said that he thinks there is some kind of fungus in my ear causing the pain. He gave me eardrops that would numb them and they have worked. As the week has gone on, I kept getting more sick. Now I have a really bad cough and congestion along with this earache. I went to the dr's office right down the road from my house. They got me right in. By this time, I have been up coughing for 2 nights, my throat hurts to swallow, my ears hurt, my head is pounding, and I am really congested. Dr Carol Cheney looked in my ears and once again said nothing is in my ears. Looked in my throat and said that it was really red. I was not able to get a flu shot when they offered it at my work because I had a spinal tap that day. So she did an influenza test and a rapid strept test, both came back negative. But the "fungal" infection has turned into a viral and has now made me feel awful! So now I'm back to square 1 feeling really sick! So for 1 full month, I have been really sick and with no answers!!! I have been drinking lots of water and taking lots of cold medication (treating the symptoms) because thats all they can do with a viral infection..

Well, I hope everyone else stays away from this sickness.. it is not fun!!! I will talk to you guys later!