learnteach: (Injury)
learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2009-06-26 12:10 pm

Hacked Life?

Monday and Tuesday I had odd dreams, and had felt dehydrated. Wednesday, while I was teaching my class, I felt dizzy and weak.
I handed the class off to my assistant, and made my way downstairs via the elevator. Picked up an Odwalla citrus, walked to the dropoff point for the class, felt hot and dizzy. Decided not to drive home, called mom, she said she'd come and get me. Threw up the drink (mostly back into the container) (citrus isn't bad vomitus, in general) and Mom came and got me. Fever in the car was 103, nausea abated, didn't have any other major symptoms (no cough, no phlegm) until I realized my leg was swollen. Took anti-fever meds, crashed; fever broke but then returned (all the way to 103) so went to El Camino Emergency room, where they checked me, did a sonogram on my leg (pocket of fluid, not just cellulitus) gave me some IV antibiotics, pulled fluid out of the pocket for culture, pulled blood for blood culture. I go back in tomorrow for lab results, and they'll tell me if they'll operate and put a drain in or not. Right now on antibiotics and fever reducing medicine.

Now, back to bed. Phone is out of power, and I'm not listening for it anyway.

[identity profile] falzalot.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
yipes! I hope you feel better soon!

[identity profile] greatsword.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ping us if you need anything.

[identity profile] thelbk.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Geez John, take better care of yourself!
We're all out here for you if you need anything... just call??
650-269-8228

[identity profile] helblonde.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy Carp!
That's some nasty stuff. Good wishes for a speedy recovery.

[identity profile] kahnegabs.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
You have my number. Let me know if I can help in some way. I check e-mail hourly also.

[identity profile] sbuchler.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
oh dear, oh dear! I hope it all clears up quickly!

Warm fuzzies!!

[identity profile] ppfuf.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's hoping for effective antibiotics. Rest up, ok?

[identity profile] rustmon.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
*HUG* heal up, man.

[identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn. I hope you heal quickly and easily.

[identity profile] vittoriosa.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
*hug* Please get better soon -- let me know if there's anything I can do? (Chicken soup?)

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Incense gets lit in T-minus 40 minutes (by which time I should be outta here and home).

[identity profile] tamingheadfauna.livejournal.com 2009-06-26 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
((Hugs))

I hope you return to health soon!

[identity profile] martianfencer.livejournal.com 2009-06-27 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, that's pretty drastic! I hope it heals quickly and completely this time!

[identity profile] fighter-chick.livejournal.com 2009-06-27 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Best wishes for a speedy and comfortable recovery!

[identity profile] evil-macaroni.livejournal.com 2009-06-27 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
!!! Hope whatever-it-is passes quickly!