"You Give Me Fever"

Yesterday I woke up feeling terrible and I had a temperature of 101.9.  I went to the doctor, who did a urine test.  He said it showed "a whole lot of infection" and some blood.  He gave me a prescription for an antibiotic.  I have kidney infections frequently; I don't know why.  Usually they hurt in my back, on the right side.  This time I have pain in my lower left abdomen.

The doctor put pressure on my abdomen, and it was tender on the lower left side.  He said to be aware that I could have appendicitis as well.  The problem is, the appendix is on the lower right side, so I have decided to rule that out.  I hope that's the right thing to do, because the last thing anyone needs is a burst appendix.

I woke up at 4:00 this morning and had a headache and the abdominal pain.  I took a small dosage Vicodin and slept well until 7:00.  We were planning to go to dinner tonight with friends.  I am deciding whether I feel well enough to go.  I just took my temp again, and it was 100.0.

My sister, who is a physician, says I could have kidney stones sitting in my kidney, causing frequent infections.  I suppose the next step is to have an ultrasound to confirm that or rule it out.