I was (am) having really bad pain and I asked my dad if I can go to the clinic because I missed the bus going to town and the next bus won't get me there on time before the clinic closes. I was thinking it was my appendix and my dad rolled his eyes and was being a huge dick (it's nothing new) about it. He said "Why don't you just move out of your apartment and into the hospital?" and he was laughing. I said "How is that funny?" and he kept laughing. Meanwhile, my mom was spaced out because she had a procedure done, but yet, she could gal-event in town all day and ignore the pain until she got home.

Anyway... my dad let me use the van and I headed to the clinic. Turns out, I have a really bad UTI and the infection is making its way to my kidneys. My side hurts and I can barely bend down because my kidneys hurt. I was put on strong antibiotics (twice a day). That seemed to have shut him up with the mean ass remarks and my mom was being a huge bitch when I got back.

Like.. why can't I get a break?

I guess I'm making these boards because I have no to talk to.

[edit] Updates: I had to go to emerge. I had a severe allergic reaction to the UTI antibiotics. I swelled up like a balloon. There's nothing that can be done about the swelling, as it'll come down on its own. Also, it's not a UTI. I have a kidney stone and the Doctor doesn't know if I have some that made its way into my bladder. So, good news.

And thank you anon(s) for the gifts! ❤️

Sorry to hear that you’ve got an infection and been in so much pain! :( I really hope it gets better soon. Hopefully the antibiotics will do it.

I don’t think I can give any good advice because I haven’t been in your kind of situation where it’s just one hardship after another...but I think it helps, at least to some extent, to just take things as they are, little by little, and accept what life gives you at times. Life can be so unpredictable: it can be smooth sailing one minute, but the next minute, it could just turn into shit. And there are a lot of things we can’t control, too. So if you can fight for some things and change them for the better, that’s great! But for other things, you can only do so much, and sometimes you just have to take them as they are and deal with them as best as you can, even if that means letting things be just the way they are.

For example, your parents...well, they’ll probably never change. So I think it’s best to just leave them as they are and not expect much of anything else from them, as sad as that is to admit. :( Don’t mind too much what they say or do; just focus on yourself and take care of yourself because you matter the most.

Anyway, I’ve probably rambled too much, and Idk if what I said makes sense, but all the same, I hope things turn out all right in the end. big hugs

I don't know what to say other than oh, love...

I'm still puffy. I thought maybe I put on 10 pounds, but.. nope. I weighed myself and I haven't gained anything (other than the 5 pounds from stress eating I did after my brother passed). I'm still puffy.

Oh, gracious.

I know it's hell but try to avoid salt, it'll make you keep the fluid longer.

I went back to emerge cause I was still puffy. The Doctor thought I might have a C1 deficiency. I got more blood drawn and those results won't come back for a week or two and my family Doctor will have them. The emerge Doctor also said if I don't have that deficiency, I have allergies to God knows what in the environment.

... You just can't catch a break, yikes. I'm so sorry. x_x