Author: Midnight Demon

Saturday Blog 27012024

I’ve had an interesting day. I woke up around 3am and couldn’t go back to sleep. I had to pee and I guess it woke me up some. I rested for an hour and then gave up. I then read one of the Anthro books for an hour and maybe got some sleep. I kept waking up sweating. I was drenched. I finally gave up sleep around 10. I had some coffee and felt like shit. I knew I was dehydrated. I felt worse after I had lunch so went to the ED.

I didn’t want to but I knew if I didn’t, I could be worse by Mon. I was trying to drink but I felt so damn lightheaded. I just wanted to lay down. I took a cab to the hospital. It was busy so it was a few hours before I was scene. My veins were not cooperating and I was stuck four times for an IV and then again when my labs came back hemolyzed. I had a feeling it was going to be so because the blood flow was not great. They did a Covid/respiratory panel and it was negative. I didn’t think I had a virus. I just needed fluids and rest. After my bag of fluid was in me, I was discharged to drink more fluids and follow up with my pcp on Mon. I am supposed to have bloodwork done on Monday but will contact the office and see if they still want labs done.

I took a cab home and I have no idea what was going on around the hospital but it was brutal going home. Once we hit the highway it was clear but it was awful. I just wanted to be in my PJs and in my bed. I also had to look up the guy I have been having trouble remembering. I got his name wrong. Edward Thorndike. I had just written a note and it wasn’t all that informative. I hate when I write something thinking I will remember what it means and I read it and have no fucking clue. I read my psych book when I came home, but only to read the stuff on Thorndike. I wasn’t going to read the chapter again, even though I probably should. I will do that tomorrow.

My Anthro class is bugging me. There is a lot to read and so far there is no theme other than anthropology. The two articles I read today were not related at all. Even the books are different cultures. Maybe it will make sense next week when I read a little more. I haven’t started the book I just bought yet. I am working my way through the book I was reading at 4am this morning.

Feeling rough

I woke up feeling okay today but it took forever for me to get going. I had a cup of coffee and my biscuits. I didn’t want another cup. I was hungry but I didn’t feel like making anything. Around 1ish I started feeling lightheaded. BP was normal. I pushed myself to get out of the house. It was cold and rainy so not an ideal day to really want to be out. By the time I got to the bus stop, I was sweating and thirsty. I didn’t feel like going to the liquor store for a water as I didn’t have cash on me. I just waited until I got to the pharmacy. The lightheadedness got worse. I tried snoozing on the bus but I was overstimulated. I couldn’t keep my mind focused and I just wanted to be home.

I got my meds and then had to wait fifteen minutes for the next bus. I sat in the waiting area and it didn’t help. I just felt really crappy. I thought about calling an ambulance and going to the hospital. I might go tomorrow if I still feel crappy. I am not drinking a lot of fluid and even though I got a bottle of water, I only drank maybe 200 mls after spilling it on myself. The bottle was a cheap recycle so just grabbing it to hold it squeeze out water. I was not happy.

I came home and reheated the stuffing I made the other day. It was all I wanted. I have about a hundred bucks left and $80 has to go to the new migraine med. I spent $40 just for my blood pressure meds. The Latuda went up five bucks. Sucks having to pay for my meds again.

I just want to read my psych book today. But my brain isn’t cooperating. I just want to lie down for a bit. I sent my pcp a message saying I might go to the ED if I am not feeling better by tomorrow. Maybe a bag of fluid is all I need. I have been keeping track of my urination as that has been hard, too. The other day I peed twice despite drinking a lot of water, fifteen hours between voids. I thought I would have to go to the ED. I hate this shit.