Doctory Icky Stuff Ahead

Well, the reason why I haven't posted until today was that I've been SICK.

Instead of catching a cold from DD, who was sick all last week, I was blessed to contract a UTI (urinary tract infection) somehow. :( I woke up with it on Monday morning, right as I was getting ready to go to work. :(

DH took me to the doctor and I got some antibiotics to treat it (Bactrim and Pyridium). Sigh. It seems like ever since I got a UTI back in 1993, I am prone to getting them. However, I believe that this one and one I had last summer are stress-related. I hadn't had a UTI, probably since 1993, until last summer. It was a mild one, thankfully. But I didn't get so lucky this time. Oh well.

I hate going to the doctor. I hate calling to make an appointment. I hate waiting. I hate freaking out over what could be wrong with me. I hate that I'm ill. I hate having to worry. When the doctor asked me if I needed anything else, what was I supposed to say? Should I have had my breakdown then and told her how terrible I was feeling--mentally, spiritually, and emotionally?

Probably.

But instead, I swallowed it all back, like I always do. I know what I need to do. I know that I need to relax, find enjoyment in my hobbies again, devote more time to DD, &etc.

In good news, we got a $407 refund from our house insurance company. We raised our deductible to $2,500 and that cut the payment in half. I cannot believe we were paying $800 a year in housing insurance anyway! The refund will be spent paying off our couch. Yay!