Oh people. Today was rough. Like really, really rough. I was up nearly all night, either to tend to a Grayson who was being his usual terrible sleeping self, or because I got hit hard with the chills and a fever. It was awful. I was either teeth-chatteringly freezing, or far too hot. Combine that with the pain I was in and even when Grayson was sleeping, I wasn't. My back is sore today from shivering so hard for the last 24 hours.
First thing this morning, I called the doctor's office to get in to see her. She agreed that the presence of the fever and chills, combined with my very sore and tender lady lump is indicative of Mastitis and she gave me a prescription.
The chills were really the worst part of it though. I was basically taking Tylenol every 3-3.5 hours because around the 2.5 hour mark, the chills would come back in full force and leave me almost incapacitated. Even under a blanket, I was frozen. When we got home from that appointment, the chills returned and I actually sat on top of the heat vent with my blanket - still freezing. I ended up laying down there, on the floor in Grayson's room, not quite asleep, but not really awake. I felt too tired and too cold to get up. I must have looked totally ridiculous. But I was too tired and too cold to move.
Finally, now, at 10:30, I'm in better spirits. I last took Tylenol and Ibuprofen at around 5:30 and no chills and no fever have returned, so maybe I'm finally making progress. It seems too early for progress, since I've only taken my first antibiotic pill, but maybe I was beginning to work things out on my own too, with nursing Grayson so often to try to unclog the duct. Either way, I'm feeling more myself in the last 2 hours than I've felt in the last 24 hours, so I'll take it.
In spite of my physical troubles, today was good because:
1. Jeff stayed home from work and pretty much did everything - all the parenting, all the meals, drove me to the doctor, etc. He is just such a committed husband and father and man oh man, I'm so lucky.
2. The fact that we live in a country where I can go to the doctor, get a prescription and I don't have to worry about whether or not we can afford it. We're blessed to live in Canada for many reasons, but today, I'm grateful for this one.
3. Carter is staying with cousin Nin at my parents' place tonight. She has this perfect combination of spoiling him and being strict that is so fun for me to watch. He just adores her. I'm glad he's somewhere for the night and tomorrow where he can have someone's undivided attention and I'm also grateful that this should mean I will be able to sleep more tomorrow with Grayson and tend to my (hopefully) healing boob.
And that, my friends, was Monday. I'm glad it's over.
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