--- Renee Thomas <zora(AT)worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Hello, all, and *welcome* to our newcomers. You
> have found a wonderful,
> caring, and knowledgable group of people. TM can be
> very confusing and
> frustrating, and I cannot fully express how much
> this list has helped
> me!
>
> I have been back in the hospital now since Tuesday.
> I had a blood
> infection which was treated with iv antibiotics, but
> I was still running
> a temp. Once I got here, the temp subsided, but I
> was still in pain -
> joint pain and headaches. So, now they are testing
> for some other kind
> of inflammatory process. The test for Lupus should
> be back around
> Tuesday. Apparently my bloowork showed some kind of
> inflammation...now
> we have to find out what.
> I was just started of 60mg Solumedrol iv
> This morning my dr. said he was going to have to
> discharge me in the
> next 24 hours because the hosp. case manager and the
> insurance were
> giving him a hard time. The dr. would rather I stay
> through the
> solumedrol...or at least we know for sure what this
> is. Anyway, I have
> begun to run a temp. again so who knows what will
> happen now?
> I had to have a second blood transfusion
> yesterday...only 3 weeks after
> my last transfusion. So we also need to find out
> why my red blood cells
> are not reproducing
>
> Unfortunately, tonight, my nurse is the only nurse
> in this hosp. that I
> dread to see. She thinks she knows everything and
> likes to lecture
> (esp. when I am trying to sleep. Any of you know of
> any good way to
> deal with such people, let me know ;-)
> For example, one night she spent an hour (she can
> talk for an hour all
> by herself) telling me how fillings were the cause
> of all the ills.
> help! ;-)
>
> WEll, I had better go
>
> Take care, everyone,
>
> Mykella
>
>
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