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MD Anderson.

It's 4:30 am. I just got a blood draw.

Yes, I'm in the hospital. I had labs yesterday and my counts were in the crapper. I had no fever, but was tired as a mofo.

So I went home and slept. And slept. And slept and slept.

I woke up around 6pm and felt like there was no way I could get up. I also got the chills so I took my temperature.

101.8. The dreaded feber. I thought maybe if I lay there for a bit longer with no covers on me that maybe it was just sleeping so much with my awesome Brookstone Napping Blanket. (best. blanket. ever.) So I wait 10 minutes and take it again. It's 102. Then 100. Then back to 102.

I have like no white blood cells to fight infection right now. Mine are at 0.2. A normal person has theirs between 4 and 11. So whatever this is, is kicking my bootie right now.

Anytime you have a fever like this, they tell you just to go to the ER. It took about four and a half hours, but then they admitted me. They do all kinds of tests and stuff, but I think it is from my sinuses. I have always had problems with mine and now I have a head that is all congested. Except for me, it's all blood. I know, disgusting, but that is what it is.

My sinuses were what caused me to be diagnosed. The headache that made me go to ER the day that I was diagnosed was caused by some majorly impacted sinuses. So me and my sinuses are old friends.

I now have had three vital signs taken with no fever. I would love to get discharged tomorrow, but I don't know since my white count is so low. She just hooked me up to this oxygen thingy that acts like a humidifier, so I totally look like a hospital patient right now - gown and all. It just sucks.

So anyway.. I can do this. I'm just annoyed.

I am in dire need of a Starbucks or ten. And some sunshine.

Posted by debutaunt at January 9, 2006 04:48 AM