Being Sick + Being Pregnant = NO FUN

Last night I started getting a headache.  I thought nothing of it as headaches are a normal part of pregnancy.  It wasn't until the headache got so bad I couldn't move or sleep that I thought something was really wrong.  I have not really slept since getting up at 7 yesterday.  Every time I move I get a sharp pain in my eyes, forehead, and ears.  I didn't know what to do.

I am now 17 weeks pregnant so my first instinct was that something was wrong with me or the baby.  I called the doctor this morning and they said it sounded like a sinus infection.  I needed to see my regular doctor as soon as possible to get my hears and everything else checked out.  The nurse I talked with said that if my fever got to 101 I would need to go to the ER as this could be dangerous for the baby.  Up to this point I had had no fever.  I laid down for a while and when I sat up I felt chilled and took my temperature.  It was 100.8.  That scared me and I decided at that point I needed to get an appointment with a doctor.

A few hours later I got up the nerve to call our local CareNow clinic and get in to see them.  Within 20 minutes I was in the office and waiting on test results.  The Doctor told me that both my ears were red and full of fluid.  She thought that was all it was, but because I am expecting she ordered a Strep Screen and a CBC. After waiting for what seemed like forever I was told that I indeed had strep and that my white blood count was very high.  I was given a shot of antibiotic and sent home with another antibiotic to take for 10 days.  Let me just say, that shot....HURT!!  It was given in my hip, the actual shot doesn't hurt but the medicine is brutal.  So now in addition to a headache and a fever I know have a very sore left hip.

Normally I would be taking about 3 Aleve and knocking this pain out, but I can't do that with the baby inside.  I get to take one regular strenth tylenol every four hours which does nothing.  I know that I will get through this and have a story to tell the baby when "she" is born.  (I'm still determined that I'm having a girl)  I am keeping up with everything in my journal so one day she can look back and see what she put me through!

Thank you for all the kind words and prayers today.  I look forward to blogging to you about the happier parts of my pregnancy, but as many of you know not every aspect of pregnancy is good.  The end result is totally worth everything I am going through though!