A Broken Record

Wednesday, March 25, 2009  I am probably beginning to sound like a broken record, but not everything has gone as well as expected this week, and I am not feeling as good as I would like.   The test I had for a UTI turned out to be positive, and I have been placed on an antibiotic to which I am allergic. In spite of this, I am going to try and stay on it until I see my urologist next week.   Yesterday afternoon, two nurses from my home healthcare agency came to see me. In addition to the UTI, they found a small blood clot in my urine, and my blood pressure, turned out to be high again. Despite taking my blood pressure several times, the nurses always got the same reading -- 165/119. By the time I went to bed last night, it was back to normal, and as far as I know, it has been that way all of today.   Although I took my usual bedtime medicines last night, I was unable to get any sleep at all. I had to cancel the appointment with my psychologist for this afternoon, because I was still not feeling well, and was just plain worn out. I am hopeful of getting some sleep tonight.