A little scary!

Holy cow have I been getting sick! Usually I wake up with a terrible sore throat, and then am sick for a week. this has happened about 5-6 times over the last few months. I had been mildly concerned, but figured I was just getting the normal seasonal illnesses that have been going around.

Last week my string of illnesses became slightly scary. I hung out with a friend, and by the time I got home I was feeling a little bit off. Nothing major, but enough to just want to go to bed. Matt had just returned home from school, and decided he would join me. after getting into bed I started to shake. It was like the worst episode of chills I had ever experienced. I had huge goose bumps, and they were painful-- like a million needles stabbing my skin. I tend to run high fevers when I'm sick, so we reached for the thermometer. I have to keep track of my temperature because I had a seizure when I was little from a high fever, which makes me a little more susceptible to them. To my surprise, my temperature was normal.



That night, I was feeling worse and worse, to the point where I was sobbing because I was in so much pain. Matt insisted on taking me to the hospital, but our insurance just changed to Kaiser, and I would have to go to Dameron, and I hate that hospital, so I resisted... but I probably should have gone. I eventually fell asleep, but work up at 3am so sick to my stomach, and throwing up. Not my usual respiratory issue. Back to bed again, and then up with a sore throat, and stuffy nose. Then a bloody nose. Then a stabbing headache and another week of being sick. Basically the doctor thinks I need a CT scan to check out my sinuses, to see if I have some sort of blockage. Sigh... never ending!! I'm just hoping it's nothing. I hate all things medical. Rather I am scared to death of all things medical (doctors, hospitals, blood draws, check-ups, sharp looking tools, surgery, being put under... everything!) so I'm not happy, but hoping we'll get some answers. At this point, I just want to know what in the world all of this is. I'm just ready to not be sick anymore!