Warmed Over.

Two nights ago, I felt a little.. tingle.. when I peed before bed. I assumed this was due to some “adult activities” that had taken place and, so, I didn’t worry. I’ve had that feeling before, especially after enthusiastic events have taken place, and it’s been many, many years since I’ve had a urinary tract infection.

Yesterday I woke up with more than a tingle. If the kids hadn’t been home, I’d have screamed while peeing.

I made a doctor’s appointment.

On a side note, I’d like to say how glad I am that my doctor’s office has switched to “same day” appointments. If you call in the morning, they’ll fit you in. Doesn’t matter what the problem is. This makes infinitely more sense to me than calling your doctor while you’re sick and having to wait three weeks for an appointment – at which time you’re either dead or healed.

Since I was going to the office anyway, I decided to get my tetanus booster and my Hep-A+B vaccination done. I need the latter for my field placement and the former is just a good thing to keep up-to-date (or so Coffee told me while he was bullying me into getting it done).

At the appointment, the nurse did one needle in each arm. Then the doctor appeared, gave me the requisite cup in which to pee and, later, showed me the little pH strip that clearly indicated my urinary tract infection, complete with blood in my urine. AWESOME. He prescribed antibiotics.

At around noon, I took my first antibiotic tablet.

By 2pm, I had chills and a fever. I had a sore throat. I was beyond tired – I felt like I was wearing a lead suit. My joints ached. My skin ached. I was red-faced and hot. My appetite was non-existent and I was tired – so very, very tired.

I seriously felt worse than I have in a very, very long time.

I felt the same 4 hours later when Coffee got home from work.

Was it the Hep vaccine? The tetanus shot? The antibiotics?!

I need Coffee to hang out with me on the sofa. Just talking to me and listening to me whimper about the pain/fever/chills/sweating/whatever. And he did – and it helped.

The other thing that made me feel better was my friends’ comments on Facebook. Awesomely funny.

This morning I woke up to a light tingle while peeing. I’ve been chugging water all day and peeing and peeing and peeing. I took my antibiotics as directed. I’m still feeling exhaustedly tired but not as bad as yesterday.

But, maaaan, I can’t wait for the first non-tingly pee.

It’s good to have things to look forward to, right?