A Trip, a Fall, Bruises and an Infection

A little bit of misfortune befell Misce and me. On Wednesday, Misce tripped and fell over our new home gym while she was putting something away. She bruised a lot on her arm, hip and leg. The pain must have been excruciating. The same day I came down with a bit of a swelling on my right shin and a slight fever. The next day on Thursday, Misce's arm and leg were still bothering her and the bruises looked horrible. I went to work thinking I had recovered from whatever had given me the fever earlier. Within two hours of coming to work, I returned home with a fairly serious fever. At the advice of my doctor, I ended up at the local hospital's emergency room. The attending physician admitted me to the hospital for an overnight stay and a twenty four hour regimen of intravenous anti-biotics. Seems that I had picked up either a staph or strep infection most likely through a cut on my foot. Walking barefoot in the garden can leave one open to such things I guess. While I was at the hospital, Misce's pain from her bruises got worse. On Friday, just a day after me, she ended up in the emergency room at the behest of her doctor. Turns out that her bruises were either bad muscle contusions or even hair line fractures. The only thing the doctors could do for her was a sling for her arm to immobilize it and a prescription for strong pain killers. Oh what a mess we were, she with a sling and evil looking bruises, me with a nearly systemic infection and a fever. Unfortunately she is still suffering while she recovers, the doctors could not do much more to help. I, on the other hand, just need to complete my prescription of follow on oral anti-biotics. This incident had both of us thankful for modern medicine. That said, my heart still aches for Misce as she is still in pain while she recovers. I'm hoping for better fortune for all of us for at least a little while.