During the Mudcat closure I've been ill in a crisis-ridden way. The infection markers in my blood went alarmingly high in spite of oral antibiotics and my kidney function collapsed to a fifth of normal. But for my very vigilant GP I wouldn't have known what was going on and likely wouldn't have been here to tell the tale! I spent three days on intravenous antibiotics and struggled to persuade the hospital consultant that I was better off coming in every day than taking up a precious hospital bed. By Friday my levels were well on the way to recovery. One more visit tomorrow should give me a cautious all-clear, though I'm still on strong antibiotics, and I've been banned for life from taking NSAIDS for my bad back. One of my legs is still swollen and has blistered like mad. So never take your eye off the ball!