Prayers needed

Hi guys.... (sorry for the length of my post) I normally don't post much at all anymore but I do try to stay abreast of what is happening 'round these parts. Even though I don't join in the daily banter know that I think of each of you and lift you all up daily in my prayers. I really am not the type of person to ask for help but I surely need it right now. I have been so sick lately and I just don't seem to be getting better. In the last 2-3 weeks I have been on 4-5 different type of antibiotics, a round of steroids, prescription strength allergy meds and even injectable antibiotics. I will get better for a day or two and then slide right back down again. I started with the usual allergy sniffly type symptoms. Then that went into walking pneumonia (shocked me to hear that) and then that segued into an ear infection (eustachian tube infection). I am worn out, tired, and hurting. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to swallow and I don't even want to think about coughing .... I was awakend out a sound sleep by the most intense pain in my right ear around 4 a.m. It felt like someone was jabbing a hot ice pick in my ear. I couldn't stop coughing, so off to the E.R. we went. I just got home from Phelps Co. E.R. just a few minutes ago. I'm on Allegra (have been on it for awhile now), taking antibiotics (allergic to PCN/Sulfa) and I just got some drops for my ear and YET ANOTHER shot of Claforan in the hip. This time they gave me 1 gm. Y'ouch!... and I'm to start yet ANOTHER type of antibiotic tomorrow on top of the one that I am already taking. The drs. think that I have a closed system infection in the inner ear (eustachian tube) that is very resistant to the antibiotics - no doubt I have an appt. with an ENT next thursday and the drs. have pretty much agreed that I will need to be 'scoped to see what is going on and why I can't seem to shake this. I am normally just not a sickly person. I just don't get sick, period. Not only has this hammered me but I am loosing time off from work and I just started my new 2nd job at Cracker Barrel 1 1/2 months ago and I am worried that they will not look favorably on my absence. Today will be the 2nd time that I have had to call off due to illness on a regularly scheduled day. I do have a drs. excuse but you know how that goes though. Even with the drs. note you still catch grief from work whether or not. I know that I need to take it a bit easier work wise, and I have by cutting down the extra days to only 2 a week. Quitting the 2nd job is just not an option financially right now as we are using it to get caught up on bills that HAVE to be paid. *sigh*... Folks, I'm just whupped. So if you don't have a mind to... I would thoroughly appreciate some well wishes, thoughts and prayers if you are so inclined. Thank you from the bottom of my heart... Elizabeth~*

You are in my Prayers right now and will add you to the prayer list. I understand how sick you are it makes it seem twice as bad since you dont normally get sick. Take care and know that you have one of the best prayer warrior teams praying for you. Jan

Jan.... Thank you for thinking of me and including me on your prayer list. You are right when you state that it is all the more harder to deal with when you are basically a very "well" person. I'm the one that always takes care of the others and I am having a hard time dealing with this. I am doing everything that I can and I am following the drs. orders. That is what frustrates me so much. I'm just not getting better. Dang it ! But thank you.. from the bottom of my heart. Elizabeth~*

Claudette... This illness has got me whupped but good. I'm doing everything that I can think of to try to maximize the drs. treatments. This morning at the E.R. I was blessed to have two of the kindest ER drs. ever. They were mystified over the "bugs" resistance to the antibiotics. On the funnier side of things... even though this one bug is resistant....with all the meds pumped into me at this given moment I will wager that there is not another detrimental living organism ALIVE in my body at this time (LOL)... I might just be the healthiest "sick" person ever... ya think? *s* Elizabeth~*

Elizabeth, So sorry you are having to go through this. I so understand a little bit because I am a basically healthy person so when I do get sick I just hate it so much. It's just not me. Sounds as if that's the way you are too. The advice you've been given already is so good. Rest and keep yourself hydrated and take the medicine. Talk to your supervisors and explain to them that you really need your job and that when you are able to be back at work you will be there faith-fully. I've been a supervisor and communications make all the difference. That said there are some jerks out there and who knows how they will react. Please know that the Missouri OH board will be praying for your speedy recovery and that you will get this whipped out of your system. Hugs and love, Lana

Lana... You and the others are so right. When you enjoy good health, these little snags don't go over too well. I have had more treatment for illness in the past month than I have had in the last several years combined. I am SO ready to start feeling better right now. I think the worse thing is the ear and throat pain. It hurts to breath, swallow, sneeze, cough.... etc etc. I have been using the analgesic ear drops and the throat spray. They have given me the heavier duty pain meds but I don't want to have to take them. Unfortunately I think I am going to have to concede and take one. I'm just hurting too badly at this time... I need to sleep but cannot due to the pain ... so I have been lying on the sofa with the puppies cuddled around me... just mindlessly flipping through the channels on the tv. arggghhhhhhhh I HATE BEING SICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On a good note, Mike went in and talked to my sup. @ C Barrel and they seemed to be understanding. He told them that I was going to try to come in tomorrow night... Thanks for lifting me up in prayer. I so appreciate it! Elizabeth~*

Dear Elizabeth, Darlin, I am lifting you in prayer as I type this and I will make certain to add you to the daily prayer request too. I am so sorry you arent feeling well. With all the prayer warriors on this board-you will be better soon, I am sure of it!! Take care-and when you are feeling better-we would love to see more of you on here, ok? Love and Prayers to you. Love, Janet

Janet.... Thank you thank you for including me on your prayer list. It means alot to me, more than you will ever know. Thank you again ~* Elizabeth~*

So sorry to hear you are so sick, you are in my prayers, just try to get plenty of rest. maybe it will be over soon....vesta