Friday, October 9, 2009

I believe the Cipro is already working wonders for my UTI. Not to be gross, but I can now piss for long streams with little to no pain at all. What's odd is during the majority of my first week with the pain intensive UTI, when I was nearly done with each session, there would be a long sort of epilogue where urin would sort of dribble out slowly and there would be no pain. Now that's the most painful part, and I think it's because I was in pain for so long that my body started clamping down and it hurt itself - so now that part of my normal functioning is hurting when it shouldn't. That's just a theory though. What sucks most about that, is now that part of me hurts AFTER I'm done urinating so I'm still in pain even though the drugs are helping. I'm excited that much of my pain has been dealt with after only 1 dose and I have 13 more to go. It's important to take all the doses even if your symptoms fade away completely as that doesn't mean the infection is completely gone and stopping the antibiotics can lead to the infection coming back stronger than before and immune to the medication. I'm hoping that if my symptoms leave quickly enough the remainder of the drug will kill the infection completely. Cipro is pretty powerful stuff and Mark says it's actually the preferred treatment for Anthrax. I hope it's really working and not just me imagining it. And that any side effects from my needlessly prolonged UTI heal and disappate quickly.

Another gross, but understandable side effect of my prolonged UTI is that my asshole is starting to hurt. It's gross because...well, it just is. But it's understandable because the same muscles your body uses to stop your urin from flowing (which it does naturally in response to great heaps of burning acid type pain shooting out of your bladder) are the same muscles to clench your butt and anus. I'm really not thrilled about this, but hopefully in a week the cause will be gone and the after effects can be dealt with swiftly.

I'm having trouble with my jaw again. It might be because I'm so stressed lately. It's hard to be in pain all the time and not worry about it; to not stress out over the idea that you're going to suffer for a long time and the doctors you trust are either lying or not doing anything to help you, or possibly both. So...I understand the stress thing. I think all my pain and suffering lately is understandable. That doesn't prevent me from being bitter and upset about it. Because suffering sucks, and I think at least a good portion of mine could have been prevented.

Michael was supposed to get off work at 8pm; I don't know if he did or not. He's coming over tonight which will be great. I really do love spending time with him. I learned the other day that even when I'm in pain it's enjoyable spending time with him. I know he wants to watch the new Glee and the first 2 episodes of Season 9 of Smallville, and I'm up for that. I've been jonesing for Doctor Who though and I'm hoping I'll get to watch some this weekend. I'm hoping to get him hooked on the show too so that when David Tennant's final specials air in December he'll be all caught up and watch with me. I'm not saying that's going to happen; I don't need him to enjoy my shows for me to enjoy them - but he's seen the first 6 episodes of Season 1 (Season 27) and he enjoyed those so I'm pretty sure he'll enjoy the majority of the rest, because as good as those episodes are, the best are yet to come IMO.

There's this book on gender and sexuality in Star Trek that I'd really like to read, but when I went to buy it, it turned out it was $30 some dollars! I do want to read that book, and I have a Gift Certificate which would knock $11 off the price, but I'm not sure I want to spend that kind of money right now, so I think I'll have to wait on this one.

Speaking of books...I've had a really HELLISH time reading anything this year. I've started lots of books; I've just not finished MOST of them. I just lose interest in them. I'm not sure why, and I'm not happy about this

I'm loving the new Madonna song "Revolver". It's from her new greatest hits "Celebration" which features another new track (the title track actually), but it's Revolver that's been on repeat in my mp3 player. I'd dance in my room to it if my dick didn't hurt. <- Hopefully that's not a sentence I'll have to use too often in my life.

I have 19 of the 35 episodes that make up (IMO) the 31st Season of the Whoniverse. I'll have the other 16 by the end of December.

6 Days: The Sarah Jane Adventures

18 Days: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

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