So yesterday afternoon I started getting a sore throat at work, chalked it up to the smoke. Then I was on stage and my legs started cramping...I figured it was the heels...then I get home and I'm dizzy and can't stop shivering. I take a hot bath, I warm up, but then can't cool down. I take my temperature at about 11 and i have 100 degree temp. At 11:30 it's up to 102.
I go to the ER, freaked out that maybe I have toxic shock syndrome (on my period) and I can't get my fever down. Well, after sticking me 4 times (couldn't get enough blood), running a bunch of tests, making me take advil and tylenol and potassium, and leaving me on an IV drip...they tell me "Oh, well, you have a fever, but we don't know why". Er, duh I have a fucking fever!
So, they pump me full of antibiotics, and tell me to come back tomorrow (today) and if I'm still sick they'll do a lumbar puncture to see if I have meningitis...er....![]()
I'm still sick, I'm dizzy, my throat hurts, and I can't stomach anything but water, a few saltines, and sprite. But I don't wanna lumbar puncture!!! And I don't want them to poke me again for an iv. Rawr. Sorry, had to vent.



I believe you Dottie and you have my support
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I'll say a prayer for you.
My fever is starting to go down (just under 100 now) and I feel a bit better, so I'm not sure if I'm going back to the ER tonight or not. I really don't wanna pay for a bunch of tests if it ends up being the flu. And they already said they think whatever it is is viral, so there's not really anyway to treat it anyway


I'll say a prayer for you. 
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