Cured? in 2025
- Jan. 23, 2025, 6:24 a.m.
- |
- Public
Yay! I think I may have finally killed this infection after all! It seems like the residual effects of Cipro helped finish it off. I’ll wait a few days and see if the WBCs are still present. I have a feeling they will be. Maybe that’s just normal for me now, just like it’s always been normal for me to have an elevated WBC count in my blood. If I don’t feel symptomatic, I’m not going to worry about it. I just hope this thing doesn’t flare up again. Fingers crossed! For someone prone to side effects, I was amazingly tolerant of Cipro. The gassy stomach I had after the first dose was probably because of something I ate. I didn’t have any side effects with the rest of the pills, except for some drowsiness.
I slept for over 7 hours and got a 92 sleep score, yet I’m exhausted. I really doubt my sleep apnea is “mild” at this point. Even the experts have said that home testing underestimates it. I don’t think I’m severe like Andy, but I probably have graduated to moderate. I also used the antihistamine spray and stayed up for 18 hours, so that’s likely contributing to some of today’s fatigue.
I can’t say for sure whether or not losartan really played a role in messing up my nose, but the problem definitely started pre-Tinkerbella. Even so, I thought about how I’m allergic to dander. Rats may be smaller than cats, but Tinkerbella is so friendly and loving that I definitely cuddle with her more than most pets and always give her kisses. I’m not going to stop loving on my amazing rat just because of a fucked-up nose. However, since the house is tiny and her cage is right outside the bedroom door, we definitely need to start cleaning it more often. She’s gotten huge, and now that she’s aging, she can’t climb as easily, even though she still seems healthy. This means more peeing in the wrong places—places where the pee and smell aren’t absorbed as well.
Tom went to get blood work done, and the girl really messed up both his arms, leaving bruises and potentially preventing him from donating tomorrow since they won’t allow it if there’s even faint bruising. Story of our lives, as I’ve said before—people fucking up at our expense. That, and me being cursed with shitty sleep and low energy. I’d like to think this infection is gone for good, that it’ll stay away for a long time, and that in a few months, I’ll be back on a CPAP, get used to it, and regain my energy. But life rarely goes the way we plan or hope for it to.
We may not be in the Midwest or Northeast, but oh my God, it’s been cold for Florida! I’m so glad we’re not in the Panhandle. This is definitely our coldest winter here. I don’t like it but it’s better for sleep and keeps people quieter. It’s funny as Tom said he wondered if this cold weather is a sign that we’ll be moving soon enough after all, and he’s just getting a taste of what’s in store for us. I was thinking the exact same thing, LOL. That will definitely be a downside to wherever we end up—it’ll be colder and we may even get a little snow. It never got above the low 40s yesterday, and that’s just all wrong for any part of Florida.
Loading comments...