Ok, so I've been sick with one thing or another since about November... I've gotten 3 styes in 2 months, one of which took WEEKS to heal and made me feel like Quasimodo... I've had the biggest cold sores I've ever had (I get them in my nose, and all over my lips - thanks, Grandma ), one right after another, back-to-back... I haven't been able to put makeup on to do my job for the past 2 months... I caught some flu/etc. bug back in December... And now I have yet another UTI (I'm particularly prone to them).

So I had to go to the Urgent Care doctor today, because it's been four days (and none of the regular home treatments worked this time because my immune system is poor right now) and now I have a kidney infection I'm in super-huge amounts of pain, and they put me on some antibiotic I've never been on before (ciproflaxin), and there's all these scary side effects like seizures and major nerve or tendon issues! So now I'm stuck in bed, not doing too much exercise, scared to even knit or crochet, lest it damage my nerves or tendons. I'm worried I'll be weak at the end of the week-long treatment, because I'm afraid my daily dancing will make me prone to damage. I hope I get to go swimming after I'm done with the antibiotics, so that I can massage my poor muscles back into shape I can't even take any painkillers like Aspirin or Ibuprofen, because NSAIDs can actually increase my risk of getting seizures/etc.!


My mertender had a scheduled doctor appointment next week; I'm going to talk to the doc about setting up an appointment for myself to see why I keep getting sick. I'm fairly convinced it's the shack of a house we live in


Also, I feel terrible that I haven't been able to work on Michelle's mermaid shell top in months, because I've been afraid of spreading my germs to her through my crafting