Saturday, April 28, 2012

There Will Be Some Slight Delays

I'm still catching up on my email and posting from last week, so if I haven't responded please don't take offense.

To make a long story short, on Thursday I thought I was going to die.  Over the course of about twelve hours some minor abdominal cramping steadily escalated, accompanied by a soaring fever, nausea, and vomiting.  By the time I finally went for professional treatment I was literally out of my mind with fever and pain.

The source of my trouble?  Not some insidious growth or exotic condition, but a urinary tract infection.  Something roughly half of the female population have to deal with at some point in their lives, but relatively rare among men.  Thankfully, it can easily be treated with antibiotics.  I'm home now, but I'll be recovering for a few days.

On the bright side, I now have a real appreciation for the term "fever dream".   Right before I headed off to the clinic I was reportedly having a half-awake conversation with my home theater PC.  'Cause, you know, there were messages encoded in the blinking of the hard drive LED.  For someone who doesn't do drugs, much less drink alcohol, that's some scary stuff.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Damn, man!

Get well soon.

artisticscholar said...

I wish to be the first to wish you a swift recovery and hope you can resume your life with minimal trouble. I have been a fan for years and will have no trouble at all with a slower pace. As a side note, yeah severe immune responses can really screw up how you think. Just another thing that makes life just a little bit more strange
~Nathan

Phil said...

Jeez man, scary stuff. But glad you're home safe and on the road to recovery. Get well soon!

Alex Kaeda said...

1) I hope you get better quickly *nods*

2) Are you sure that your 'hallucinations'/'fever dreams' were not the product of some spatial/dimensional/mythos-creature possession? The Great Race of Yith for example?

Anonymous said...

Hi buddy,im Alan from Italy..i read your blog every day,it's amazing..get well soon!!

Anonymous said...

Get better!
-Andy

Jason McKittrick said...

Glad to hear you're feeling better.

I had food poisoning once and it gave me the most horrific fever dreams.

Julian DiMarco said...

Hope you feel better very soon!

Anonymous said...

Ouch, been there myself. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

grey said...

glad you back

josefk said...

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Tome Wilson said...

Holy moley!

We're all rooting for you. Now you have a story to tell the grandkids.

Rob Crocker said...

Glad to hear you're better! Best of luck to a speedy recovery.

Rob Crocker said...

Glad to hear you are getting better and here's to a speedy recovery!

Rob Crocker said...

Glad to hear you are getting better and here's to a speedy recovery!

Rob Crocker said...

Glad to hear you are getting better and here's to a speedy recovery!

affliction said...

Ouch- just in case look for a Glaaki spine embedded at the back of your neck.

UndertakingFX said...

We hope you get well soon! Best wishes!

UndertakingFX said...

We wish you a speedy recovery!

CoastConFan said...

I'm glad you are doing better. The smallest of things can cause alarm and pain disproportionate to their size: tooth ache, migraine, infection, and Cthulhu kitsch (esp. on etsy).

I hope you are back in the tauntaun saddle soon.

Jeff said...

I hope you feel better soon.

Harold Roth said...

Get well soon!

elmo iscariot said...

Good lord. I'm so pleased you're not dead!