Nana graciously took them this weekend so we could have a better chance of finishing the task of moving the kids rooms around. Michael's was completed last weekend, but painting Emily's and Sophie's were a bigger project. And to make it worse, I ended up in the ER last night. I have felt crappy for a week now, the dr said the muscle aches and low temp were a virus. By Thursday I had a rash all over, and by Friday the joint pain was so bad I went back in. Still a virus, still will run it's course, use Advil to alleviate the pain. By Saturday morning I could barely walk, and was in tears. I paged the dr and told him now my ankles and knees were swelling and how bad the pain was. He was concerned and when he found out I wasn't taking enough Advil, advised me to take the maximum dose, elevate my feet all day, and call him back that evening. Ok, the 3 yr. olds are gone, Sophie is on a playdate, I have laundry to do, dressers and closets to switch out, the "stuff" to comb through and get rid of....and I have to sit on my you know what all day. As Sophie would say "not happy mom". But I did it, and by 5pm there was no relief from the pain, and the swelling was worse. I called him back and he was worried; we should go to the ER, it could be many things and he didn't feel safe waiting till Monday. Neither did I and I was tired of being in pain. So we rallied Dotty to come and spend the night with Sophie, and off we went.To make a long story short, (if that's possible at this point, probably not) after an IV, blood tests, fluid drip, they decided that I have...a virus! Most likely a child's virus known as Fifth disease. In children this causes a rash usually on their face and low grade temp. In adults it is known as Parvovirus and causes a rash, low grade temp, muscle aches and severe joint pain. It could also be mono, the test for both of them will be back in the morning and I will know for sure. Just as the dr was telling us that "yeah, you probably got this from one of your kids", Terry remembered that Emily had Fifth's about 2 weeks ago. It was the end of that week that I started feeling crappy. Of course, I was hyped up on Percocet, so I didn't remember this fact. The good news is it is not serious, and the only reason he wants to know for sure if I have it is b/c you cannot be around pg women, like Sophie's teacher. Good to know. They gave me a steroid injection, which I could feel when we arrived home at 1am and I was raring to go. But another Percocet quelled that! I haven't had any pain meds today, just the oral steroid and I feel 100 times better.
So we are behind on the rooms, but I feel a lot better. And now I am off to take one Percocet to insure a good night's sleep!