Five weeks ago my life was perfectly normal, whatever that is! But that all changed when my close friend with whom I share a house, went yellow or jaundiced as it is commonly known over a five day period.
She had been complaining of intense stomach pains on and off for weeks, but as she had a previous history of stomach problems, having had a a major stomach operation in her 20's, she assumed it was something to do with that.
A visit to the G.P for the pains, assumed to be associated with her previous medical history, produced yet more problems, as she was allergic to the medication and she came up in a rash. Her urine became dark brown and her skin to me at least began to look yellow.
A return visit to the G.P, was arranged but this time seeing the Practise Nurse. She was diagnosed with an allergy surprise, surprise and a urine infection. Armed with antihistamine for the rash and antibiotics for the urine infection, she was sent home.
Over the next few days, although the rash began to disappear the antibiotics did nothing to help the 'urine infection' and she was becoming more and more jaundiced despite her self denial of the fact. Finally a few days later after seeing herself in the mirror and realising that the whites of her eyes were now yellow and the visiting hair dresser remarking on how yellow she looked, my friend decided it was time to make an emergency appointment with the doctor.
At 4.20pm on 8th May 2012, the replacement doctor on duty, told my friend that she must go straight to the hospital because she was seriously ill. And so began the dramatic change not only in my friends life, but also my own.
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