Kidney Infection

Yes, I was feeling almost better.  Almost Ok, and then one debacle after another.  The end of the story: I had a kidney infection.  I just finished the last of my course of antibiotics (and I took my probiotics too, those are important!) and I go to my own doctor next week so I will get tested to make sure the infection is gone.  Plus, since I had a kidney stone, and endometriosis around the area of my left kidney, I will also ask her what I can do to encourage kidney health.  So far, I've just been continuing to drink some cranberry juice (well cranberry juice and other juices mixed because straight cranberry juice is not something I enjoy at all, but for the purists out there, I did manage to finish a bottle of the organic straight cranberry juice and it was certainly... Tangy).  

Pills

There are some days I look at my pill box and at the 23 pills I take daily (not including pain relievers) and I just can't imagine swallowing them all.  Usually it is not so difficult, although with the weird tastes I can't take them with water.  The gel caps are easy, the regular capsules are okay, the large solid ones are the worst.  On the plus side, this is less than I used to take.  

I find when doctors or the ER ask you to fill out paperwork, there is an inevitable "please write down any medications you may be on" section.  I never gave it much thought.  Now I find it intimidating.  I don't want to write out all the stuff I have to take just to function, I don't want to look like such a sick person.  My pet peeve is going to the doctor's office and having a nurse ask me if there have been any changes to my medication since the last time I was there.  I will say "no" and then they proceed to go through every single thing listed in their database anyway.  Why bother asking about changes then?  I have to say, it's a small thing but it drives me crazy each time I go to the doctor!