Second Christmas (Julian calendar) is over and done with, and was a good time. Went to church with my mum on Friday, got to see my god-child, went to a dinner-party… Everything was as it should be. The not-so-good part is that I have a urinary tract infection. Just my luck that I should have to spend my last week home pumped up on antibiotics…
Which is why I decided to e-mail Steve Cooper today and ask if he thinks it would be all right if I postponed my return by another week, to give me some more time to recuperate. I received word back almost immediately saying that that should be fine, so I’ve booked a plane ticket for the 23rd instead (just as well, really, as it turns out the ticket I thought I’d booked for the 16th was never actually booked; no clue how that happened).
Feels good to have an extra week with nothing planned. Once I’m done being ill, I’ll still have a few days to have fun, or just take it easy, depending on the mood. Also, I’ll have time to do some of the things I was going to do, like writing lead sheets and building my set.
That’s it for now. Not functioning too well at the moment. Antibiotics suck…
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Just a thought on this one; according to an ex-GP of mine (I’ve moved and he’s retired), cranberry juice helps prevent urinary tract infactions and reduce their severity, by making it harder for the bacteria to stick to the tract walls, so they’re easier to pass.
Thanks, and yes, I know. I’ve been getting them since I was 15. Used to be I had one every other month. I got very adept at getting rid of them by other means such as drinking tea, cranberry juice, vitamin C and other beneficial things, keeping warm and making sure I went to the loo often. I constantly have to be on my guard, making sure I drink enough water, pee before and after sex, don’t drink things with too much sugar before going to bed, don’t sit on cold things (causing the blood vessels to contract, giving the bacteria room), etc., all in the name of prevention. However, I got stupid the other day and didn’t drink anything until I got home in the evening. That’s most likely what caused it. This one was much more severe than any of the symptoms I’ve been experiencing lately (it’s been over two years since I was last on antibiotics), and none of my tried and true methods worked, so here I am…