ahhhhhhhh!

I woke up this morning and found myself peeing shards of glass. Not literally, of course; I have a urinary tract infection! These can be incredibly painful, leaving you feeling like you have to urinate urgently when you don't, and feeling like screaming when you do. Sometimes, the infection can travel from your urethra to your bladder to your ureters to your kidneys. I can feel my left kidney! The doctor at the new clinic near my house gave me antibiotics and a pain reliever called Phenazopyridine which changes the colour of your urine from a pale yellow to a neon orange. The stuff is like ink; your urine ends up staining the toilet bowl; your underwear. I've been chugging water and pure cranberry juice (which burns your throat when drunk undiluted) to help relieve the infection. All in all it is not the best way to start the week.