PRE Beach to Bay

Today is Beach to Bay...I'm the last leg, again (by choice), so I'm being picked up in about an hour to head to my hand off point and wait until Michelle hands off to me. I'm super excited that it's B2B day. Except that I feel horrible...I woke up several times in the night (possibly because of all the water I drank yesterday?) so I'm tired. I have a headache/stomach ache, which I was thinking was nerves, but I'm thinking I'm running a fever too. UGH.

More update later (probably tomorrow--I've got a busy day today)...as well as pictures. =)

MI to the GRAINES

I have been having HORRIBLE migraines over the past two weeks or so...7 in 9 days actually.

I went to the doctor yesterday & told her that & she said I needed to let my profs know I wouldn't be in class that afternoon & I needed to see a neurologist, stat (well, she didn't say stat, but she did say that day). After a brief freak out moment on my part, I told her that my cousin's dad gets migraines from yogurt (it's a food allergy that triggers migraines), and that I had thought about the different foods I have eaten and I realized I had eaten a bagel and cream cheese for 10 mornings. I ate them Monday - Thursday of last week, Friday I burnt it, got ticked and threw it away, Saturday I was out (but bought more at HEB Sat night), and then I ate them Sunday-Tuesday mornings as well. Well, since last Monday, I've had a migraine every day except Friday and Saturday (the days I didn't eat a bagel and cream cheese).

We came to the conclusion that I must have developed an allergy to either the bagels or the cream cheese and I am on strict orders to not eat either one for a minimum of a month. After a month, she'll check me again & then i'll be allowed to eat bagels for two weeks (no cream cheese) and see if I have one. If not, then we'll try me eating cream cheese for two weeks (no bagels).

I got some new Imitrex pills and she told me if I have another really bad one (like the throwing up, can't stand it one I had Thursday), I'm supposed to immediately go in to see her. Because, I guess people who have brain aneurisms start out by having a lot of migraines...

Prayers, please!!!

Audie update.

I had blogged on the 29th about Audie being sick. Well, actually, I copied PJohn's blog about Audie and pasted it into mine....

Anyway, my point is to update you on Audie. She is out of the hospital and doing well, praise God. I'm so excited that I got the privilege of coordinating meals for her and Tim. And, it was really easy...in about 4 hours or so, I had enough meals for almost 2 weeks. And I still have people calling me. :)

Thank you, God for helping Audie to feel better. We still don't know what's going on with her, but thank you God for laying your hands on her and making her better.

Audie

From PJohn's Blog:

"Our Children's Pastor - Audie Lawley - has been in the hospital a couple of days now fighting an infection and dealing with issues that are preventing her from producing blood to fight the infection.

The Dr.'s still aren't sure of the cause of the infection and are running many tests . . . Please pray for healing and peace . . . and pray for her husband Tim to be encouraged and blessed.

"I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.
Fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing." (Psalm 34:1-4, 8-9)"

Please pray that the docs can figure out where this infection is coming from and how to get rid of it!

Colby

Wow, what a day yesterday! First of all, I felt extremely crummy (see the previous post). I started feeling a little better around 415 or so...medication finally kicked in.

So about 430, i get a call from jenny, and a few minutes later, a call from Audie. I just had this gut feeling that something was wrong. It was.

Colby and Jenny were on their way home from school (jacob was @ home with taylor), and Colby fell off the back of his bike and hit his head on the sidewalk. They ended up going to the minor emergency place and the people there called an ambulance and they transported Colby to the Driscoll Children's Hospital emergency room (colby thought it was pretty cool that he got to ride in an ambulance and they had a tv so he got to watch sponge bob). He had to get blood work and a CT, but they all turned out normal, thank God.

He ended up having a concussion, but other than that, he was okay. He and Jenny got home at about 11 (I was there with the other boys, i picked them up from Jess at like 8) and he was asleep.

This morning he woke up and was great.

clogged and yucky

I feel so clogged and yucky. I have taken sudafed and tylenol and it's not better... this stinks.

But, let me tell ya...I went to Coffee Waves in hope of finding a yummy coffee with enough caffeine in it to help me get rid of this stinkin' headache. And i found a Pumpkin Spice Mocha. It is Oh So Yummy.

Well, class is starting so I better get going.

sick--round 2.

So after I had Strep, I felt a ton better on Saturday & Sunday, so I went ahead and went to church on Sunday. I was extremely worn out by the time I left, so I went home and slept until dinner (at like 7). I ate Jaliscos and felt great.

I had postponed my Monday morning job until Wednesday to give myself one more day to sleep and relax. So I spent most of the morning around the house, went to lunch with Jenny and Colby at Olive Garden (yum). Then I napped most of the afternoon. I watched the Klaus boys for about 2 hours while they were doing stuff, and by the time I got home, I had a 101 fever again.

I hardly slept Monday night. My fever went up to like 103 and I couldn't get it to go down. My head felt like my brain was about to burst out of my skull. Tuesday morning was no better. Couldn't get my fever down, couldn't keep any food down. So, when my mom had her lunch break at 11, she took me to see Doctor Petty again. I don't remember much about the appt. other than she took my blood and stuck a metal wire up my nose. Then she gave me a prescription, and I've basically been sleeping since.

I figured out in a 36 hour time period that I had slept 28 hours. So, needless to say, I'm getting my rest.

Bummer though, because I missed the first day of class at SCS on Tuesday. Which is really like I missed the first week of class because it's only a one day a week class. I'm going to try to go up there tomorrow morning and get my syllabi and my books. Who knows if I'll wake up early enough though.

Strep Throat.

So, I have Strep Throat. But, I caught it quick enough that it's just the start of it. If I would've waited another 24 hours or so before going to the doctor, it would've been full blown. But, I didn't. yay.

So, I'm now on antibiotics (amoxicillin...and it's not pink anymore. It's orange now. but it still has the yummy bubblegum taste!) and I had to get a HUGE shot in my hip (oww). And, I am not a good shot taker. But, I spent the about 5 minutes it took for her to get the shot praying and breathing and begging my mom not to make me take it, and I really didn't pass out. I just kinda laid back on the table for about 15(?) minutes while my mom was talking to the dr and I was fine. I even walked around walmart for 30 minutes or so while we waited on our prescriptions.

Being sick stinks..

So i've been sick for a little over 24 hours now. And it really stinks.

I spent all day yesterday throwing up and running a fever. Today I'm running a fever again, and I think it's beginning to break. But, now my throat is starting to hurt. So, if I have to bet, I would bet I'm getting Strep Throat. For me it always starts with throwing up then a fever, then once it breaks, sore throat. Boo.

My mom's gotta doctor's appointment at 530 this evening, so I'm going to go with her and see if Dr. Petty will squeeze me in.

On a positive note, I have been catching up with the Olympics. And spending quality time with my cat Dax, and new kitten. (Yeah, Bill brought home a kitten while I was away at Leadership Summit--he calls her Lena, I call her Stupid New Cat, lol).

Okay, I'm going to run to HEB for Sprite and whatever else I decide to buy...