Y'all....I am just popping in to tell you what happened to me.
Last Sunday I started feeling very tired...and I had some chills. I ignored it. But come Monday same thing and it seemed to come and go. I assumed it was Covid. On Thursday I went to get tested and they said I would have the results in 2-4 days.
Thursday night was pretty bad....low grade fever...chills, headache and bad night sweats....
I woke up Friday morning and was very weak. I let Cami out and then headed to get her food which is 25 steps away. That is the last thing I remember as I woke up on the floor....I passed out and was vomiting. I didn't even know where I was. It took me 2 hours to crawl back to my bedroom which is about 30 steps away [all one floor]. Y'all I was so sick...my whole body ached.
I had a horrible headache. I was convinced that it was Covid although I had no chest congestion at all. I had some neighbors walking Cami. I could barely walk.
The nights were the worst. The headache was killing me and I felt like I was hallucinating. I thought I saw Cami through my door standing in the family room barking. I had nightmares and I woke up completely soaked every morning. Finally on Sunday afternoon my friend showed up to take me to the ER.
You guys....I have never been to a hospital except to visit people. I was so frightened.....and no one can come in with you.
They started all kinds of testing. They retested for Covid [negative]. After about 3 hours of testing my friend texted me a reminder to tell them about the Tick bite on June 1st. Y'all....I think that was it. It was a Lone Star Tick which is very common in the south.
They did also perform a test for Lyme also but have not gotten those results back.
I was released around 6 pm on Sunday night with a prescription. I'm still very weak. I can barely walk....the bottom of my feet hurt and I am still having bad night sweats. The headaches are brutal.
I am hoping that by tomorrow after 48 hours on the meds maybe I will have some clarity. I was also told to see an Infectious Diseases doctor.
So that is why I disappeared. I hope to be back soon....it took all my energy to pull this together.
Thanks y'all.
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That all sounds terrifying. I'm so glad you have friends and neighbors you can count on. I hope you start to feel better quickly.
So sorry to hear this, Sherry! Hope you feel better soon.
Oh my! I hope you are feeling better soon.
Omgosh Sherry, this is terrible. I can not imagine going through this. Take care my friend and rest as much as you can. Sending love and prayers your way ❤️🙏
OMG GIRLLLLLL! This is awful! Hang in there and be strong. Praying for you! Kelly
my gosh! all my best wishes for a quick recovery.
Oh gosh that sounds awful. My mom had similar symptoms and then they diagnosed her with shingles. Took a few days before the bumps first started to appear. Mentioning in case some of the tests come back negative, or if you see a rash. Hang in there. I’ll be sending prayers for healing!
Wishing you all the best, take care.
That's scary! I pray you'll be ok soon. Hang in there..
Wow what a scary experience. I will pray for your full recovery. Take care...
Very scary. Lay low - as if you have a choice - and don't push it. I hope you have answers soon.
Sherry, I am one of your many followers for years and always look forward to your posts. I was wondering what happened to you. I hope you get better very soon. Nothing is so bad as being horribly sick when you are by yourself. Take care and know that you have so many people who care about you from a distance.
Sherry, I am so sorry that you are sick, this is so scary! Thank God you did not hit your head or injure yourself when you fell. Take care of yourself.
Hi sherry- I am also a loooong time follower and have never commented. Love you, love your style love, your sense of humor!
I’m betting dollars to donuts it’s the tick!
They are nasty little creatures
Living in New England we all know the fear of tick bites and Lyme disease.
I hope they figure it out for you and you feel better soon.
Glad it’s not Covid
Sending you wishes you feel better soon ��
Sherry,
I was worried about you and thought maybe something had happened with your brother-in-law or Cami. I am so sorry you have been so sick—it sounds just horrible. Please take good care of yourself and know your followers are sending best wishes and big hugs to you!!
Sharon
I wondered where you were and what happened. I’m so sorry. You need a restart button for 2020. Love you.
Sherry, take good care. I wished I live close to help you but I know you have many great friends close to help you. Friend tested negative 4 times, all negative. But antibody test showed she had it.
Take good care and I’m sending up prayers for a quick revovery
I’m so sorry you are going through this. Hope you have answers and feel better soon. Your many blogger fans are all thinking of you.
OMG!!!! So sorry! Please take good care. I am thinking about you and praying for your improved health.
So glad you have friends near you. Hoping better days are ahead for you!
OMG! You poor thing. I hope you feel better soon.
Michelle from Vegas
Yikes!!!!!! Feel better
Sweet lady! Sending you healing thoughts. I hope you start to feel better quickly. Take it easy.
Oh my goodness! So sorry to read this. I hope you are on the mend soon. Take care of your sweet self. xoxo
Praying that you bounce back soon 🙏 I know Cami is wishing the same for her Mama!
On top of everything else? How much can a girl take?? I hope you recover soon and they find out the cause. Rest and take care of yourself. We'll be here when you feel better.
I hope you are feeling better soon! I enjoy your blog so much and how your personality just shines through!
I’m so sorry. I gave followed you fir a long time and feel like we’re friends. I would bring chicken soup if I lived near you. Please take care and I’m thinking of you.
Debbie
Hope you feel better soon🙏🏻
Praying for you! Take care of yourself!!
Praying for you! I hope you feel better!!
Oh you poor dear! Praying for a quick recovery!
Please take good care of yourself! Reading you blog is the best part of my day. Praying for a speeding recovery.
OMG! I'm so glad you're okish? Get checked for alpha-gal too - it's from a lone star tick and can make you allergic to mammalian meat. I'll be watching for posts to hear you are getting better -
hugs
Cindy
Hope you feel better soon!
Sherrie I have been a follower for years and look forward to every post. I am so sorry this has happened to you - especially living on your own! I am currently on meds for a tick bite and only have experienced horrible headaches for a few days - my heart goes out to you. Know that you are on the minds and in the prayers of many. Be well. I hope you are feeling better soon!
Hugs,
Karen
I'm sorry you are feeling so horrible. I hope you have more answers and recover quickly. Thinking of you...
C..p!!! So sorry you are going through this but so grateful for your family and friends. A day at a time babe...you can do this! xo
How utterly scary. Just rest and take your time getting better.
xo
Prayers for your healing. Sounds awful...so scary when you are alone.
Wow Sherry! What a scary experience. I’m praying for your speedy recovery.
Take care!
Oh hope you are better soon!
Hate those ticks! If it was a lone star, you have to watch for a meat allergy (which can be deadly with an anaphylactic reaction). I’m so glad you had someone taking care of Cami and bringing you to the hospital. I hope you recover soon. So sorry!
So sorry for all you have been going through. It sounds like a nightmare. Hoping for a speedy recovery.
So sorry to hear this. Oh my gosh, how terrifying for you. Yes, thankfully you weren't injured when you fell. Whew... so glad you did go to the ER for the attention you clearly need/needed. Right thing to do. So hopeful that it is something that will just be a bad patch and nothing more serious, although you symptoms are certainly no joke. Rest and do the best you can. And reach out to your neighbors/friends... terrible to be or feel alone, especially when ill.
Take good care of yourself. Thinking of you and sending all healing energy your way. Hope you are back to yourself as soon as possible.
Oh my goodness Sherry. So glad your friend was able to get you to the hospital. Rest and take care of yourself. Please keep us posted. Sending healing thoughts your way.
My dear sweet girl, I wish I could jump on a plane and come nurse you back to health. What a horrific ordeal. Just when you think things can’t get worse, bam! I'll be praying for your recovery (damn ticks!)
Your internet family is pulling for you and sending prayers and positive thoughts your way. Just the fact that you used your energy to make a post to keep us informed shows your thoughtfulness and strength. Rest up and let others help. Hope you get answers soon and then on the right path for a speedy recovery. Hugs to you, Sherry.
That sounds horrible! You sure have had more than your share of burdens lately. I hope you recover soon. Bad headaches are the worst!
So scary when you are by yourself. Thank you for sharing with us. You are not alone. We are here for you and praying for you. Rest, drink plenty of fluids and pet your Cami. She is probably terribly worried that her mommy is so sick.
Poor you! how very frightening Sherry. I am wondering why the hospital sent you home.
know that I any many are quite concerned, you are loved girl, take good care and let family & friends take care of you
xxx
debra
Holy Schamokes! I have goosebumps all over just reading your post! That is absolutely terrifying! I hope you get better and stronger by the day. This sounds like it will take some time before your back to your normal self. Rest well!!
Wow😱 I hope you feel better!
Oh no ... Bless you... Please keep us posted! Thankful you have good friends and family who care!
So sorry! Hope you feel better soon!
Lisa
Sherry I cannot believe you wrote this post! You are and will continue to be on my prayer list.
Glad you have close friends to look after you. Cause if you didn’t I would find out where you live and take you to the doctor!
What else could happen this year?!? That is unbelievable! I hope this passes soon.
I am so sorry, what a horrible experience. Wish you a speedy recovery.
I am so sorry, what a horrible experience. Wish you a speedy recovery.
I am so sorry, what a horrible experience. Wish you a speedy recovery.
Praying for you. I am glad you are okay.
Sherry, that sounds beyond awful and scary! You poor thing. Sending lots of PVs for a fast recovery!!
That is terrifying. I am so sorry. I hope you recover quickly!!!
Sherry, You have really had a time of it poor girl! Poor Cami must have been so scared, too. Take care of yourself. We will be here waiting until your strong enough to delight us with your designs, humor and style❤️
I'm so Sorry to hear about your health situation, Sherry. I do wish you a speedy recovery. Be safe and continue to take care of yourself.
SHERRY. I'm with you. This is going to pass. You're going to feel better. I'm praying and holding you in my heart. It doesn't matter that I am many miles from Atlanta. You know I am no stranger to suffering, and you also know a lot personally about overcoming. Open your heart to allow the grace and healing already on their way to do the work as you rest. Sending love and a reminder to be still and know that HE IS. xox
Oh my goodness! Please save all energy for your healing and know that we'll all be here when you return to wellness and the blog. oo+xx
Wow, glad you went to the hospital and hope the abiox (doxycycline ?) kicks butt...the tick bacteria, not yours.
Praying you feel better very soon! Definitely follow up with an infectious disease doc knowledgeable with tick borne illnesses. Have friends who have greatly suffered for years.
Pat
Goodness, how scary and terrifying. I wish I lived in Atlanta and could drop off o some food and a care package. Hope by tomorrow you’re feeling better. Please keep us posted!!!
I have been wondering why you had not posted, and am glad you let all of us know what happened. Save your energy for getting well; and as others have said: we will all be here waiting for both your humor and designs when you are strong and well again.
There are total strangers out here that miss and care about you. I know that may be little help as you walk into a hospital on your own, but do know that we are here.
I’m so sorry, I hope you are on the mend very soon! Sending prayers up for you!
praying. I have Lyme disease and worked with an infectious disease dr, neurologist, internists. I kinda hope for your sake it is COVID that is testing negative by mistake so you can recover quickly and fully. whatever it is it is horrid. I'm so very sorry. You did not need this after all you've been through. Pamela
Sending love and healing to you, Sherika!! We know how tough you are but glad that you have loving family and friends to see you through this challenge. This is life and we have all been there. The doxycycline worked wonders for me after a tick bite but then I got a UTI from the doxy. so keep that in mind. Your readers will be here when you feel better so put the blog out of your mind while you recover. Great days are ahead! xoxoxo
I hope you feel better soon. (((Hugs))
Sherry, what are we going to do with you? I mean, what a scary thing and with everything else going on in your life, you certainly didn’t need this. I’m so sorry and am sending you hugs, prayers and lots of good vibes for a complete and speedy recovery. We need your wonderful design expertise, inspiration and most of all your wonderful sense of humor. PLEASE...get well soon!
You are in our thoughts, and we will keep them positive!! Good to know you have friends and family close by to check on you. We will all wait earnestly to hear what you're dealing with. In the meantime, know that so many of us out here are thinking about you!
Oh no, your poor thing! Whatever you have, I hope it's outta here quick. It's scary being sick, especially with all this crazy virus stuff going around. Feel better real soon! XOXO
Praying for an accurate diagnosis with a speedy, full recovery.
That sounds terrible! Wishing you a speedy recovery. As they test, be sure to have them include other tick-borne diseases, not just Lyme. Ehrlichia comes with some of the same symptoms you described. Hoping for an accurate diagnosis and a good outcome!
Holy Crap, you poor woman! How frightening. Please take care and let us know. When you told us about the tick removal, I’ll admit, I immediately wondered about Lyme disease, and how transmissible it is. I hope this day lands gently��
Oh my goodness! Praying for a quick recovery.
I've been following you for years, and I adore your humor and generous heart. But you've been through the ringer the past year, and you need to catch a break! I pray you'll recover from this setback with this round of antibiotics. You've got to be strong for Cami, your sister and brother-in-law, and for your own future. Sending you love and light!
OMG what a scary situation.. Hope by now they have figured it out and you are on the road of recovery... Stay Strong
Good God Woman! Thank goodness you are on the mend. Sending you love and good vibes and healing energy.
Sherry!! What in the world?! The tick bites scare me so much. And this is a reminder I need to be better about checking my kids after they play outside. Will pray for your quick and complete recovery. (And that the rest of this crazy year is a very very good one for you!)
Sherry - So glad you are OK. My wife sent me this article because one of our jobs is to get the word out about tick borne diseases. Hard to believe that's a job but it is. I so appreciate you sharing your story with others. And your friend, remembering to tell the doctor about you being bit by a tick, well that was just awesome. It's also great that all of your readers are now more aware and telling you how they will be more vigilant about checking themselves and their kids when they come back from any adventure (I know this can be daily for many people, especially in the summer) that has them tromping through the grass as that is where ticks hang out waiting for mammals - people and dogs/cats - to wander by so the ticks can feed on them.
I see that you are in Atlanta. Us too. When you feel better and are ever by Decatur you should stop by our parking lot and see the "Tick Trucks" aka "Lymosyines" we have parked out front. They are literally vehicles that we drive to parks, trail heads, soccer fields, dog parks, etc (Toyota FJ's fully covered in artificial grass and 3ft ticks made of fiberglass). A picture of you in front of the trucks would make a great addition to any future updates on how you progress. We are always trying every avenue possible to get the word out about tick borne diseases so thanks for reading this and for your post.
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