After I wrote my last entry I contracted strep throat from
Doc (one of the joys of being married to a pediatrician). Doc had been working in the ER and
saw a lot of strep throat last month and he had been sick, so it really wasn’t
a big surprise. With pain meds on board
and sleeping only on my back I hadn’t really noticed the sore throat. What I did notice, on the evening of my last
post, was that I had a rash all over my stomach. When I showed Doc he knew instantly what it
was; a rash caused by strep. Thankfully
my doctor was able to call in a prescription for me so that I could start
antibiotics Sunday morning. I love my
doctor. I am extremely grateful that she
was able to do that for me because by Sunday morning I started really feeling
sick and by Monday I was miserable even after starting the antibiotics. I can’t imagine if I had waited until Monday
to see my doctor, which is what I would have done because I wasn’t sure it was
serious enough for an ER visit and Doc was leaving for summer camp, so I was
home alone. After that I had to see my
OB/GYN again because he wanted to make sure it wasn’t an allergic reaction to
something in the operating room (it wasn’t).
It took an extra week to heal from the strep infection and it really
took it out of me. I am on my final day
of antibiotics and the rash is finally starting to go away. My stomach is mostly clear, but my arms still
have it. Doc thinks I may have also
picked up a virus to go with it because I still have some sore throat and
congestion, but the fever has been gone for several days now and I can go for a
walk without feeling like I am about to pass out. J
We saw the OB/GYN today for our post op follow up. The incisions are healing well. He made fun of me for always being the patient
with weird stuff happening and we all laughed.
He asked where we wanted to go from here and we told him we are just
going to not worry about it for a bit. I
am continuing to take the prenatal vitamins and all the other vitamins they
asked me to while we were trying. We
will continue to have unprotected sex, but we just aren’t going to stress about
cycles and counting or ovulation tests for a while. My doctor thought that was the perfect plan,
so we were all in agreement. This was
the best decision for us right now and we are happy with it. The last 2 years haven’t been easy, they have
actually been pretty stressful, and Doc and I are ready for a break. We realized that we are able to enjoy our
time together a lot more without this constant worry hanging over our
heads. J
