Friday, May 26, 2023
Goodness it's been a long time
Well, same song second verse with my lungs. My heart rate gets tachy with any exertion. I'm on 02 continuius now. I had episode of a sudden rash thay they diagnosed as scabies.????? I was sent to dermatology. He diagnosed a staph infection from my left leg. the culture xamw back as fecal material. Ttratment change to acetic asid wraps, wash off and apply silvadine ointment and wrap kerlex and repeat twice a day. Everything cleared in 2 weeks. Rick's sister has early dementia. She has wanted to...
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Good News Bad News
I had my pulmonary CT scan yesterday and finished my sputum specimen.The good news is ho pulmonary embolus. I went to the walkin clinic and saw the Tammy the best NP Ive ever had. I had another cherst x=ray and it was worse than the one I had then first of January. This is the bad news. I was a breath away from the ER. I agreed to a steroid shot and had an IM antibiotic. She doubled my antibiotic strength. I am feeling better and can breath and feel stonger. +++
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Where to Start
Well, I have had puemonia 4 times now since September. Along the way, I picked up new doctors. I now have a caediologist and a pulmololitgist to go with my cancer Dr. I got to spend 2 days in the hospital for pneumonia and UTI. I had my cardiac tests completed. Passed the chemical stress test and echocardiogram showed I have a slightly enlarged right ventricle. I have been on 5rounds of antibiotics for the pneumonia and an ulcer on my left leg that started when I scratched myself in my sleep....
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Monday, October 31, 2022
just lost the blog entry
tomorrow is another day.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Well I know what pneumonia feels like.
It has been a very hard month. I could not walk to the kitchen without my 02 sat dropping to 89-90 and I would see I agreed to a steroid shot and a week later pills and another round of antibiotics. Covid tests all negative. Chest CT ordered next week. I'm so tired. Had to take Carole to neuropsychiatrist today. We went through when her dementia started and the progression. The Dr said would set up neuropsyc test to monitor cognitive thinking and call me with the date. We went to panda express...
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Friday, July 8, 2022
Two Rants (if prolife please read but keep negative comments to yourself)
Rant number one: Well, I've been having a low grade temp for over a week and night sweats. Ignore it, I say it will go away. Coughing, coughing, coughing and sputum yellow. All right, call Chris (my Dr.) More antibiotics, Zpack 500mg x 5 days.Covid negative. Wth the temp and sweats I'm worried about imcreased temp and sweats. The signs the Cancer NP told me to watch for. So, the plan is take the antibiotics aqnd then get WBC. I dont see Cancer Dr NP until August. I am so tired of beong sick and...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
New Granddogs
Over the past 2 yesrs has had to put their boston terriers Midnight and Spunkie to sleep. They are now proud parents of Ziggy,a french bulldog, Winx. a rescue boston terrier. Ziggy is now therapy trained. Brooke takes to nursing homes for visits. Winx was adopted last week and has become ziggy's best friend. Ziggy is helping to teach Winx sit, stay and place. Winx has one eye. Her litter mate injured it and she has had chronic infections for 2 years. The rescue society decided that it would be...
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