{this is how i waste my time}

So Why Did I End Up Back in the ER?

I was discharged from the Clinic around 1:00pm on Monday.  Even as I began the ride home I started to feel a bit nauseous and picked up a headache.  I figured it was probably due to the bright sun and having really pushed myself physically while packing my things up, getting ready to leave.

By the time I got home, all I could do was stagger into the house and crawl into the recliner.  I took more pain meds and measured my temperature at 99.5º—high, but not by any amount to be concerned about.  The nausea continued as the day passed and I continued to watch my temp rise as well.  It eventually peaked at 101.1º.

My breath had grown short and I had no energy at all.  After talking to Jeanine around 10:00pm, she convinced me I better go back in.  The pain meds had tylenol in them and so my temperature was probably actually worse than it read.  Four hours, lots of blood work, a couple chest and abdominal x-rays, and a CAT scan later, it was determined I had the early stages of pneumonia.  They sent me home with an antibiotic.

After sleeping all morning, I began to feel better as soon as the next afternoon.  Each day has been better than the previous and the pneumonia symptoms are all but gone.  Now I only have the effects of the surgery itself to deal with.