I am one tired mama.
Last Friday, Chicky came home from work sick.
I got her into the doctor’s office that afternoon. You probably remember my post about that.
Well, Chicky got through Friday night.
Saturday night was a different matter.
Chicky’s body started hurting…badly. She called me into her room, and she was crying.
Beyond giving her two Motrin, there was nothing I could do for her.
It was a very frustrating feeling.
I decided to sleep on the floor in her room. I needed to be near her.
She slept okay, despite the pain. We slept through church. I’m sure God understood.
Sunday started out alright, and Chicky had a decent day.
The nighttime was something else.
Her joint pain started early in the evening.
It got worse as the night progressed.
I had stayed up until 1:45 knitting (yes, I’m getting in my fix although I’m so busy doing other things).
When I went to bed, I put my phone on my nightstand. I usually turn it off and leave it in the kitchen, but I was concerned that I would sleep too late the next day and miss phone calls.
Thank goodness I left it on.
Around 3:30, I got a text from Chicky: “Mama, my legs hurt really badly. I can’t sleep.”
I hopped out of bed, grabbed a couple of Motrin and Gatorade, and headed in.
She was miserable…crying…uncomfortable.
Sigh.
I went back to bed upset and frustrated.
Unable to sleep, I got up and decided to do some research. I could not understand why Chicky’s joints were hurting.
First, I checked the side effects of the antibiotic she was on.
Nada.
I decided since I was wide awake, I would hop online.
Now, a mama who jumps online and googles “joint pain” will find herself fretting over a dozen ailments that pop up.
It was ugly.
I couldn’t make myself stop, though.
I didn’t shut the computer down until around 8am, when I finally decided to rest on the couch…only after I had called the doctor’s office and begged them fit her in. She got an 11:45 appointment.
I dozed off for about an hour before Chicky got up.
She acted like she was feeling better.
Then she started going downhill.
It was not pretty.
We went to the doctor, and he ordered up an assortment of blood tests. He’s checking for Strep, mono, Lyme Disease, and some other stuff.
He also changed her antibiotic to something stronger and provided her with a prescription for pain medicine.
As soon as I got the prescriptions filled, I gave her the first dosage.
The pain medicine kicked in immediately, and it was a joy to see her smile. She felt good enough to dye my hair, although I’ll admit that I was somewhat concerned that I would wind up with blue hair. LOL
The main problem after that became her stomach pain, which became almost intolerable.
Poor girl…the antibiotics were doing a number on her…and I listened to her moan all evening.
We did sleep well, though, but I found myself utterly exhausted this morning.
I spent three hours working in the kitchen…fixing her breakfast…making her take her medicine…refilling her cup every so often with more Gatorade…fixing lunch for her and Rooster.
I finally took a nap on the couch…a three-hour nap.
I haven’t worked on my EPI classes much the last two days.
My brain just doesn’t have the energy to function at the level it needs to.
At this point, Chicky is spending her time running back and forth from the couch/bed to the restroom. Her back still hurts from the virus, but the pain is must more tolerable.
We’re waiting for the doctor to call with the results from the tests he ordered up, and she has a follow-up appointment on Friday.
I am one tired mama, but I am also extremely grateful that this happened during the summer when she could be home with me, and I could be home with her tending to her every need.
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