Mommy is Sick

Poor Mommy. I thought I caught Sarah's cold/cough when I started coughing right before taking Sarah to the doctor for her ear infection. Then Tuesday I had a fever to add to the cough by the time I got home from work. By Wednesday, I had a cough, fever of 103, muscle aches, a headache, and dizziness. I went to the doctor and found out my heart rate was also high, and then I proceeded to throw up as soon as I got home, so I had just about every symptom you could imagine. The doctor hinted that I MAY have the flu, but she didn't really say. She just said to come back if I got worse. A few days went by, and I didn't really seem to get worse OR better. We called the doctor back Friday and the office re-prescribed the same cough medicine they had given me on Wednesday--oops. Then by Saturday evening I was feeling really really bad, and my back had a really bad pain everytime I breathed. I couldn't take it anymore. We called the doctor and she said to go to the ER since my heart was still beating fast. So off we went, and I guess a fast heart rate will get you in quick (thankfully only 5 minutes in the waiting room!). As it turned out, I had/have pneumonia. They ended up keeping me in the hospital on IV antibiotics and fluids until Monday afternoon. Now I am home taking oral antibiotics and resting for the rest of the week. Hopefully I will be all better and ready for work next Tuesday (yay for another holiday on Monday!). What an ordeal! I did get some really pretty flowers from my school, so I must share the picture :-)