So a week from this past Sunday we had our thanksgiving dinner with my family at my parents house. Turkey, dressing, the trimmings and of course I made a chocolate pecan pie, because I had to contribute something!
It was fun :). Then we went to our community group at church and had another dinner (not Thanksgiving menu) and I brought this veggie dish that I didn't take a picture of, but promise to next time. It was good, and went well with pasta.
THEN on Wednesday we left for Oklahoma to go see Tim's parents. I was excited about helping to make Thanksgiving dinner and hanging out with the in-laws and going shopping on black friday and having our mini Christmas celebration with them too! But I wasn't feeling so hot. My neck was hurting and I was tired, and hadn't really had any kind of appetite all day. I brushed it off. We got there late Wednesday evening and all pretty much just went to bed.
On Thursday we woke up and I felt worse. I was dizzy and tired and nauseous and my neck still hurt. I was not in the mood to cook anything, and really couldn't stand up at all. I sat at the kitchen table and made a chocolate pecan pie, and a fruit salad, and a brownie pie, but then I basically sat out for the rest of the time. I was lame. I was breaking out in cold sweats after dizzy spells and didn't eat at all any of the fruits of my mother in laws efforts.
On Thursday evening is when the culmination came and I decided I was sick. I was sitting on the toilet (maybe tmi, but whatever) and my in laws have one of those old houses where you can see yourself in the mirror while you're peeing or whatever and I was looking at myself in the mirror. I got really dizzy and I watched my face drain of all color. Then I sweated all over the place and got flushed. It was odd...and all I could do to pull my pants up and go lay in bed, which is exactly what I did.
Needless to say I did not go shopping on black Friday. I also didn't go to the doctor, cause I'm a moron maybe, but I didn't until Friday between about 3 and 4 when Dylan was down for a nap, I said "I think I need to go to the doctor" There was some debate, and they finally convinced me the ER was the only place to go at this time in this area, so we went. I could barely make it there.
When we got there and I signed my name and answered the lady's questions, all the while thinking, "This is nuts! You should ask ppl who AREN'T sick to do this..I didn't come to the ER to have an oral test!". Then I waited (not very long as this is not a big hospital). And got called back. They let me sit on a bed...YAY! (I laid on it). They took my blood pressure...it was 79/49....my first thought was of humor for two reasons. 1. because I normally have high blood pressure, and for those of you not in the know 120/60 is about normal and 2. because they had this big debate the night before because my mother in law swore she could tell my blood pressure by my pulse and she guessed it was like 140 over something...we later steered her in the right direction and told her you can't tell blood pressure that way, but still funny right? Cause she was a little off...HOWEVER, my pulse was high (126). Ok, then they made me pee in a cup, and I was disgusted and scared by what I produced into that cup. It was just scary....I don't want to go into any more detail about it than that. Ok then, the doctor came in and said...'You're blood pressure is really low, and you're pulse is kinda high' and I am apparently very sarcastic when I am not feeling well, maybe always, cause my thought was 'I came all the way here for that? I could have done that!'. Then he left and did whatever he does, and then popped back in and said your urine is terribly infected (which I could tell by the scariness) and you are dehydrated and we are worried that you have lost some kidney function. We are going to start you on an IV antibiotic and some liquids and flush them out and you're going to have to stay overnight. GREAT. Overnight in the smallest hospital I've ever seen 8 hours away from my house. :(
Tim was great though, he stayed the first night with me and most of the next day, he brought Dylan up to see me and helped me pee. :) I was feeling much better and I thought I was going to get to leave Saturday, but that didn't happen...but thankfully I got to leave Sunday afternoon and eat REAL food! yay! That was my Thanksgiving adventure...so I'd like a redo! I missed all the pie and food!! Oh well, probably for the best anyhow. I just wish I could have spent more time enjoying my company rather than being an invalid!
