In Hospital

I'm in the hospital. Oddly enough, it's the same hospital I was in three years back when I was diagnosed with ALS, Foothills Hospital in Calgary. This time I am here with some sort of serious internal infection, most likely a Urinary Tract Infection. I came in by ambulance last night and the doctors have decided it is safer for me to be here rather than at home.

It all started yesterday morning. I awoke with a headache, something I attributed to my normal morning issues. After my shower and exercises, Katherine and I headed for Ikea; she wanted to pick up a few bowls and things. Then, about halfway through Ikea, I started to feel nauseous, dizzy, with even more of a headache. We headed back to the truck right away, where I noticed I had a fever.

We headed home, where I transferred to the couch and tried to rest. By about 5:00 PM. I knew that something was seriously wrong. I had a fever of 103.9 F, 39.7 C. I was shaking and becoming increasingly weak. I also noticed I was going pee about every half hour. We called the ambulance and they brought me here.

I had a very bad night last night, my body swinging wildly from overheated to chills. I spent most of the night cold shaking, calling the nursing staff for warm blankets. I've been sleeping almost constantly since I got here, that sleep regularly interrupted by some nurse taking my blood pressure or covering me with a warm blanket.

Today I am doing a bit better. I still have headache. The Tylenol and a broad spectrum antibiotic seem to have the worst of it under control. Weakness remains, as does the IV antibiotic. I suspect they will keep me in here for 4 or 5 days, or until I am past the worst of this infection.

It ain't fun.