The Fun Just Keeps Going

I swear that this will be my last post complaining about being sick!  If you're bored already, then you can just go away.  If you're interested in reading about how every time I blow my nose, I shart a little bit, well, then continue on, my friend.

My head cold had finally dropped down into my chest and I did a half-hearted dance thinking it meant I was finally on the mend.  How very wrong I was.  On Saturday (or was it Friday?), I blew my nose and simultaneously burst my left ear drum.  There was a very loud, high pitched squeal and then the room started to spin FAST.  I dropped to my knees (only to have Kat think we were playing a game) and stayed on the ground for the next few minutes (with Kat sitting next to me, covering her own ear and rocking back and forth).  Since then, every time I blow my nose (which is a lot), I blow out my ear all over again and then the room spins.  You can imagine how nauseous I am feeling from, more or less, being stuck on a carnival ride for the last two days.

Let me stop for a moment and list my symptoms...stuffed nose, sore throat, horrible cough, swollen glands, sore neck (from all the coughing), burst ear drum, nauseousness and, on top of all that, the same nasal staph infection from last week.  Throw in a little diarrear (yes, that's how we say it) and you've got one hell of a party happening over here.

I dragged my sorry ass back to the doctor today.  When he walked into the exam room, the first words out of his mouth were, "You've got a urinary tract infection!  I was going to phone you tonight, but here you are!".  Apparently, when I went for blood/urine testing last Thursday, the white blood cell count in my urine was through the roof.  Can I get an "Awe! Some!"?  If you Google "white blood cells in urine", the three possible causes are: urinary tract infection, kidney disease or cancer.  I don't have any symptoms of a UTI (it doesn't hurt/burn when I pee and I don't feel like I have to pee all the time).  Hmmmmm.....that only leaves two other possibilities.  This week just keeps getting better and better.

After a thorough examination, I was told I had a double ear infection, bronchitis and a UTI (although I'm doubting the UTI thing).  However, I don't doubt the ear infection/bronchitis...I am one pathetic unit right now.

The upside to all of this?  My little mama-in-the-making has been taking wonderful care of me :) Kat's learned how to say, "Oh! Poor Mama!" and she is doling out the hugs and kisses every time she walks passed my sorry ass on the couch :)