thank you mari and waves for keeping up with me here.
thankfully the infection is on my left side of my face...again. and I sleep on my right side all night so there has not been any chance of me contaminating my sheets. I am using alcohol to depress my system but will remember using the clonipin if needed later on. Because I got up late it put me behind my antibiotic schedule so I will have to stay up until later.
Jeff went to the symphony with out me....just couldn't see myself being able to tolerate sitting still and not using tissues or applying ointment or washing my hands after touching...for over 2 hours then going out afterward with our friends. Plus I feel crummy and look awful the bandaid only covers part of it so that is not good either.
This is what I juggled today.
up at 10, breakfast of 2 eggs and toast and banana, coffee antibiotics at 10:30, geodon and vitamins, Carefully wash face and apply bactroban, just got dressed, showered last night...that was interesting...
(wait 2 hours to take probiotics) at 12;30, then at 2;30 had a lite lunch of one piece of bread and almond butter and raspberry jam with banana took antibiotics, I wandered around the house until 6 dinner of talapia with garlic and lemon and spices and a big salad(mixed greens, celery, chives green onion, carrots, green pepper, tomatoes) hubby makes a great salad.
took geodon and antibiotic and calcium(thankfully I can take the calcium any time, last time with the tetracyclin I had to wait 2 hours before taking them. but I was only taking antibiotics once a day...not 4 times a day!!!!!)
I took a zyrtec and have used ice intermittantly thru out the day. The only productive thing that I did was water my outside plants...and about one hour of charting. The rest of the day I was working on my face or taking meds or making sure I ate so that I don't get the dreaded nausea or vomiting or diarrhea that people usually get with this harsh of an antibiotic.
it is 8 oclock. hopefully jeff will come home at a decent time so that we can watch an episode of lost, I have one more dose of antibiotic to take, so I have to eat again(have to sit up half an hour after taking it.) and have to wash my face and remove all of the crusty drainage and apply bactroban ointment just before bed and then take my night meds.

How the hell am I going to work and do all of these things?
I have started a working sheet to keep track of things, that has been very helpful. I did not sleep much on friday and got up early at 6am that is how I managged to do this all by getting up early. Jeff will help me get up....I need to just relax and have another cider.

HOping that this is not a resistant strain of staph...if it is then I would probably have to be admitted for IV antibiotics...and just send me to a pysch ward if that happens.

The doctor did not say anything about me being contagious...I hate it when they know I am a nurse, they figure I know the whats and etc.
ok so If you have gotten thru this much,
thank you.
As you can see I am getting hypo about all of this...The infection seems to have spread, I have more bumps outside of my bandaid area. more on my nose. The itching and stinging could be signs of healing or just cracking of crust...sorry I know it is gross.
I am off to have another cider.
I will be off and on till jeff comes home then lost then face then meds.
~sigh
thank you for your support.
my life sucks right now .....but I know that there are a lot of people who deal with far worse things than this on a regular basis.
This is temporary.
bizi