kidneys = evil

just a warning... i am going to be whining A LOT throughout the duration of this post.




ok, so here's a quick rundown of the past 3 and a half weeks of my life:

3 weeks ago last sunday, i woke up at about 4:30 in the morning to discover that i had a pretty severe bladder infection. no symptoms beforehand. i took off school, and went to the dr. ($25 co-pay, $8 prescriptions, $6 azo)

the infection didn't go away. stupid me did not go back to the dr. but instead, that saturday, i went and got a massage with carr for his birthday. little did i know, but the infection had moved into my kidneys, and the massage made it worse. in bed all weekend with back pain.

went to school all week, untl thursday afternoon. started feeling really, really bad, and thought that i had the flu. (flu meds $5)

missed school friday, and layed in bed all day, as well as on saturday and sunday. sunday night comes around, and my "flu" is so bad that i get talked into going to care now. ($35 co-pay) at care now, i was told that i might have meningitis and that i have to go to the ER right away. oh yeah, i got a shot and it brusied.

(er co-pay $100, that mom and dad paid... thanks!!) got to the ER, that carr works at by the way, and i didn't have to wait at all, so that was nice... had blood taken, and then finally told that my "flu" was a severe kidney infection all from which had spurred from the previous bladder problem. (er meds $20, and pain meds $10).

went BACK to the dr. for a check up to make sure the infection was going away (it's not by the way, so another co-pay of $25, plus $10 on new meds).

now, it's monday night, and turns out that i am have allergic reactions possibly to the meds, and rashes are popping up all over my body at random places and times. some of which include my eyelids (??), neck, chin, elbows, knees, forearms, and scalp. it itches. bad.

(predicted er bill $240).

total cost to me: $284.

but... there is a silver lining to this fun-filled medical situation... i have lost 6 pounds due to nausea, and loss of appetite!! woo-hoo!!