Not well...

Sorry I havent been here to blog everyone... I've been really sick. I decided to close Altered Whimsey temporarily for the next week or so until I am better.

I had this lump show up on my neck about 2 weeks ago, and it continued to grow larger and more painful over the days that past. This morning that pain was so severe that I went to the ER. I couldnt take it anymore and nothing seemed to help. I havent really slept in 3 days or ate very much because of it. The lump grew to gigantic and was from under my ear to almost my chin and I couldnt even touch it, it hurt for air to blow on it! It even had my eye irritated and turned birght red. So this morning at 6:30 am I went to the ER and found out that both glands in my neck were infected severely and that the infection had went through out my neck and up the side of my face. The dr. told me that I waited too long and it could have traveled to my brain if I would have waited my longer. They put me on an IV with lots of fluids, pain meds, and a very strong dosage of antibiotics. It took them 3 trys to get the IV in. My veins collapse and its always been hard to draw blood etc. On my left side they tried 2 times and both times they got the needle in but the vein blew. Then finally they got it into my right wrist after digging for it... it was very painful. After giving me 1/2 of the fluids the dr ordered a cat scan. She was worried it may be the mumps. Luckily its not, but it did show all of the severe swelling etc. When I first arrived my blood pressure was 156/96 and when I left it was 135/93 so I have to go to a dr. and get my blood pressure and things checked. Hopefully it was just from the anxiety of being there and the pain and everything. Its the first time I have ever been in the hospital for me since I was a little girl and had my tonsils removed. So I was at the hospital until 2:00 pm and the dr gave me 875 milligrams of antibiotics and also Lortab for the pain. Hopefully this helps. The pain isnt there but the pressure and swelling are still there. Im really praying this goes away. The dr. classified this as something called Cellulitis (sp?)
I really thought that it was like a boil or something and nothing major to worry about but the longer I put it off and waited for it to amazingly disappear the worse and worse it got and the more pain I felt until I couldnt stand it any longer. My advice is dont ever wait last minute when it comes to your health... get checked out. I havent been to a dr in a very very long time.... the last appt I had was for the gynecologist.... but for other health things... its been years... probably since I was 15 or before! Thats not so good..... so I think I've definately learned my lesson. Please keep me in your thoughts and pray that this thing gets better soon.....