Friday, December 29, 2017

The Anti Update I Wish I Wasn't Writing

Today's news is a little less happy.



Maybe you can see where this is going.

Does anyone remember "Sadie frowns?"  They actually
predated Grumpy James.  I'm breaking one out
for this post.






A Maggie Frown too?
I don't think Maggie Frowns were ever a thing around here.



if one actually existed.



to lighten the mood.


Tess also doesn't really frown because she has her thumb.
I think that's a good thing.




  1. I so hope they find the problem soon!! (((hugs))) And Cami... you have 5 kids with the various issues and appointments and still were managing to get out and run!! I bow to you, I have no excuse.

    1. I've been so lucky lately in that first I had the buses taking the kids to school and then my parents got here and have been doing so much of the heavy lifting. In terms of beings sick this couldn't have come at a better time in terms of surviving it.

  2. Ugh, I hope they get this figured out for you soon. Four years ago I had a bad strep A infection from getting my finger caught and cut in the car door. They thought I had a blood infection and the team of infectious disease doctors were freaking out (I was pregnant at the time). But I do recall them telling me that blood infections are a big deal because if it turns into staph it will attack the heart valves. And they also had said that to treat a blood infection, if it was the one they suspected, it would require a month of iv antibiotics where I'd have to go somewhere once a day to get them, fortunately for me they were wrong about the blood infection and it was just a contaminated blood culture. I'm praying they get this all figured out for you.

    1. Thank you so much for the prayers! I think everything is so amplified when pregnancy is involved too. I know with both Patch and Tessie, when I was pregnant and got sick I ended up on really powerful antibiotic drips. Being not pregnant with this they were much more hesitant and Paul kept questioning that because he was so used to the opposite reaction where I was being put three different antibiotic drips for four days to zap everything instead of a "wait and see" approach.

  3. Hi Cammie, this sounds like me last winter. From October until April I was constantantly sick and on and off antibiotics finally my pulmonologist did a test that showed my angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) levels were elevated. I have had Sarcoidosis for years. It was dicovered accidentally on a CAT scan. I never had symptoms. For some reason last year it became active. I was put on a stronger antibiotic and prednisone for a couple of months. I have been much better since then. I am not suggesting that this is your problem but because it is so often overlooked I thought I would mention it. If you are of Northern European ancestry you have a higher risk of developing it. I am Scandinavian and Polish. I will pray they find an answer for you... it is horrible to feel sick all the time.

  4. OH my gosh, how terrible for you! Praying all will be cleared up soon. Perhaps the dentist should be notified, so this does not happen to someone else? Christ's peace!

    1. Thank you for the prayers, they're so appreciated! It sounds, from talking to the doctors, like it's just a freak thing that can happen sometimes that isn't really anyones fault from the conversations I've had so far. I'm sure I'll learn more from the infectious disease guys if I ever get into see them though.

  5. Hi Cammie - I'm going to put this out there, and it doesn't necessarily mean anything... But the symptoms you've described are similar enough in my own experience if not directly personal that I'm feeling seriously anxious for you. Please consider having them test you, if they have not done so so far, for leukemia. Fatigue, constant fevers/infections, shortness of breath, paleness and slow wound healing (don't know if you have that one) are all classic. With much love and many prayers that it really is just one of those things!

    1. The one really good thing that I think ruled it out is that my white blood count has been consistently six through all this, without budging. I only know because with the fever so long, googling, of course that and lymphoma were the most frequent suggestions but it looked, at least to my laypersons eye, like the blood counts that my doctor kept taking would rule that out. Thank you so much for the prayers (and the concern!)!

  6. Could it be infective endocarditis? Praying for you!

  7. I just commented about endocarditis but forgot to mention"subacute endocarditis" specifically!

