March 2026: Update Part 2: Second Hospitalization & More
Ok, so we left off with 1 double hospitalization (last week of February-March 1st) and a car wreck that totaled our truck on March 7th. Something Not Right As I mentioned in my previous update, I had a UTI at discharge. Despite being on antibiotics both in the hospital and after discharge, it was still not getting better. I did my hospital follow up with my PCP on March 11th and he changed my antibiotics and sent off for a culture of my urine to get a better idea what was going on and what antibiotic would best work to fix it. Cultures usually take a few days to run. Over the next few days, I started to have only what I can call "disordered thinking". I was so frustrated because I felt like I was talking and explaining myself properly but everyone around me (Paul and the kids) were telling me they didn't understand what I was saying, that I was only talking in half sentences, and that I was often not making much sense at all. Meanwhile, Paul was also struggling to stay...
