This has been a rough day. As I was getting ready to go to bed last night I noticed blood in my urine. That explained why I was so tired yesterday and felt kinda crummy. I had a lower back ache all night long and slept on and off. I still felt crummy when I got up at 9:00.
Finally decided around 11:30 this morning I better go to urgent care and see what was going on. Jim took me to the urgent care that he uses. They were not busy and I got back within minutes of my arrival. The nurse and the PA were both efficient and kind. After giving them a UA the PA came in and examined me. She concluded I had a bladder or kidney infection. She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic and sent me on my way. She did say there is a chance it is a kidney stone and if I don’t feel much better by Monday I need to go see a urologist pronto.
We got home by 1:30 after stopping at the CVS to get my script filled. I must say the CVS here is much more efficient than the one in Emporia. They had me out of there within five minutes.
Came home and took a nap of about one hour. When I got up we took a one-mile walk. My back hurt some during the walk but it was so nice out today I had to get out and enjoy it. It got up to the lower 70’s today.
After our walk I took another one hour nap! Trust I will be able to sleep tonight after taking two naps today. I feel tired yet so am hopeful I will be able to sleep all night.
Jim grilled hamburgers for dinner tonight. I managed to make us each a salad to go with our burgers. It was a simple and good dinner. Just didn’t have the energy to do more than that.
Jim worked on installing the cabinet doors today. He got two of them hung. He will take them off and I hope to feel good enough tomorrow that I can get them painted. Just didn’t have it in me to paint today.
Tomorrow we have another quiet day. Other than church we don’t have anything on the calendar. I may or may not go to church tomorrow depending on how I feel in the morning. Unless I am much better I doubt that I go. Usually with an antibiotic within 24 hours I am feeling much better so may wake up tomorrow feeling almost back to normal.
I am always a bit humbled when I get sick. I’m not very sick this time and am amazed how little energy I have and how crummy I feel. I am ever so grateful for my health and today is a reminder to not take it for granted.
Today is my third day back on Bright Lines with NO cheating. I can already tell my body is thanking me for getting back to eating what runs my body the best. I don’t handle foods that are processed. I really do feel better when I eat whole foods that are not processed.
Trusting that tomorrow I will feel better and have some energy to do something other than sleep all day. Jim was a good nurse today and took good care of me. I am grateful!
Grateful for antibiotics that get me back to normal, grateful for naps that help me heal my body, and grateful for the love and care Jim showed me today.