Chronic Pain Today

This past week I had some peculiar pains that were out of the ordinary, some chest pains, and the makings I thought could be either  a very bad IC - or Interstitial cystitis- flare (I was HOPING for this alternative) or a UTI (urinary tract infection). With my extreme medicinal allergies and the fact that the very last antibiotic that I swallowed put me in the hospital for a week, I was hoping for the IC pain. Went through the urinalysis and they did find WBC (White blood cells) in the urine. Off to a culture so they can pinpoint what antibiotic instead of giving me a broad spectrum and perhaps having to change it mid course. The day that I was suppose to call for the results, along with the other stress of that day, make me a shivering wreck. I was sick waiting for the results. Turns out the culture didn’t grow -i.e. no bacteria was present at 48 hours of growth. I still need to wait for the results of the 72 hour but they believed it would be the same. Spent the rest of the day feeling bad because I had worked myself up that bad.

Chances are you do this to a similar degree. You fret and fret about what if and what may be instead of just dealing with it if and when that gets here. You make it all miserable whether what you are worried about turns out to be true or not. And thats never good. So take care out there gentle readers, and try for more healthy days without fear or worry. You feel bad enough, don’t make it even worse on yourself.