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Originally Posted by jrae
in hindsight, I probably didn't need to go back in that 2nd time. but the nurse I talked to on the phone said if this is an allergic reaction then I should get checked out again to be on the safe side (also considering I live alone and it's a weekend). she was the department on-call nurse where I had gotten my shot and we talked for over ten minutes. per her advice, I also picked up some Benadryl and will take that over the weekend too, along with the higher pain med I was prescribed.
I have no supportive friends to stay with. it was a bone-chilling day when I realized that with the death of my best friend (who was also my aunt), that I was completely alone [IRL]! that she had become in fact, my safety-net!!! that if I ever truly "needed someone", she was the only person in my life that I trusted.......
so no, I am not surrounded by a supportive network! and I had managed that over the years being on my own, with the severe depression and all - that is up until about two years ago.....
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jrae
Thanks for explaining. I'm sorry you don't have a supportive network. And living alone must be tough.
Technically, I'm in the same boat; I've moved away from the small supportive network I had (which I wasn't that close to, but close enough to be friends for like a decade). I have lived on my own (no roommates) since 2006. When I got sick, I had to be lucid enough to call the ambulance to pick me up. I still have no one I trust for a ride from a double-endoscopy that I need (upper GI and lower GI to remove polyps), so they had to cancel the procedure. I still have not rescheduled.
But, I live in a city. Rural must be tough!
Gosh, if we lived in the same town, I'd totally try to help. I cannot believe you're all alone, dealing with all this stuff, and then grieving the loss of your best friend/aunt. That loss must be really hard. ((((hugs))))
Shouldn't someone be with you while you are recuperating from all of these things? At least to check in on you?
I don't know what I'm going to do when I get sick and have no one. I have a hard time trusting people when I'm physically vulnerable. I've been burned once when one of my exes stole from me, including some checks. I called the police on him and filed a report. I got reimbursed, and I walked away from that. I was ill at the time. Way to take advantage of a sick person!
I hope you are doing okay. I'm sorry you're alone.
(((safe hugs)))