I didn’t sleep well at all last night. The fever, combination of medication (I actually tried adding my heart medications to the medications I was taking) and condition of my throat kept me up all night.
I am trying to write this post on day #6 and can’t remember most of what happened on days 3 and 4, my apologies. The only think I can remember is having a fever ranging from around 99.6 – 102, but having the fever completely wipe me out. I felt so out of it, I wasn’t hungry at all, and could not sleep right. When I finally reached the evening of day 3 and my fever had persisted I called the doctor again. The doctor explained that he wanted to prescribe me an antibiotic, which I am guessing would be for some type of lovely infection that had been getting worse and worse after the surgery.
Antibiotic
My wife picked up this prescription for me and I took my first dose before bed that evening. An hour or two later I start sweating and it actually feels like my body is trying to beat off the fever. I am taking a very low grade antibiotic, but it’s strange how some medications take effect so quickly.
Stomach pains and diarrhea
I actually starting getting some bad bouts of diarrhea around midnight last night and they are accompanied by gas pains in my stomach. I know I have been swallowing lot’s of air when drinking water, but I think it has something to do with one of the pain medications I am taking.
My diarrhea and stomach pains continue into day 4, but for some reason I don’t stop taking the pain medication I believe is the culprit till day 5.
In speaking with the doctor last night I failed to mention that he wants to
I’ll have to get back to you regarding these days folks as they really beat me down.