Isn’t this card cute? You probably can’t read the words. It says, "From what the doctor said, you’ll be back under my feet in no time!"

Also cute is the new name I’ve been given. "DeyBi Pedrinsk" is the name on my records here at the hospital in Costa Rica. I’ve actually been in here for 4 days now. Tomorrow will be day 5 and I hope to go home. I stopped by on Saturday because I’d been having awful headaches, nausea and sensitivity to light for way too long. Over 15 days. I know, stupid. I don’t always take care of myself like I should.

We went through many iterations and guesses as to what might be ailing me. First they thought Dengue Fever, then Meningitis, later kidney stones. A million tests and four days later they think it’s some kind of a virus similar to meningitis. Oh goodie. It sure has knocked me off my feet! This is the first time I’ve ever been in a hospital that wasn’t for a scheduled surgery.

All-in-all it hasn’t been that bad. Well, the experience wasn’t that pleasant. But the staff and facilities have been great. There certainly were times I thought I was just dying or that my body was being ravaged by some flesh-eating (or at least muscle-eating) disease. The headaches were certaily the worst though.

I’m in a private hospital in a private room. I have no idea what it’s going to cost me. Hopefully insurance will cover some of it. God knows they still haven’t reimbursed us for the money from the house theft yet. More later when I have an update about my health and costs.