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From: "Sweetness" <sweetchixorHATESSPAMMY@yahoo.ca>
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Subject: PING GEO~........Re: It could not kill
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:41:03 -0400
Organization: Not bloody much !
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"G:)" <artbygds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Johdi.1285$C31.1083@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
: Hey everybody:)
:
: It's alive!
:
: I haven't been around, because I did a stint in the hospital.
:
: I was transported by ambulance to the hospital during the wee morning hours
: on April 30th, 2007. I was coughing almost non-stop, skin color was
: changing and I was gasping for breath like a fish out of water. My blood
: pressure was high. They went to work on me as soon as I reached the ER. I
: had a fever. I was on O2 when I arrived and I was on O2 until May 23rd. In
: the ER they did an x-ray of my chest and did a ABG (arterial blood gas)
: test, which was painful and the first RT couldn't locate the artery so
: another RT was called to try again. The first RT that tried to find the
: artery dug and stabbed in my wrist that seemed like an eternity:) {A
: repertory therapist draws blood from an artery located near the wrist. It
: tells the doctor what the O2 and Co2 level is in my system.} The test also
: tells the doctor some other important things about your system. A CAT scan
: was done. I was in ICU for three days until they got me stable enough to be
: moved to a private room. If you have pneumonia, you may be working hard to
: breathe, or may be breathing fast. Crackles are heard when listening to your
: chest with a stethoscope. Other abnormal breathing sounds may also be heard
: through the stethoscope or via percussion (tapping on your chest wall).
:
: The x-ray and the ABG test confirmed their suspicions...bilateral pneumonia.
: CBC to check white blood cell count; if high, this suggests bacterial
: infection.
:
: Arterial blood gases were drawn every day. Nasal suction was performed for
: about two weeks everyday and then sporadically afterwards for about week,
: breathing treatments once every 4 hours and CPT (percussion therapy) was
: performed everyday every 4 hours. I was given a 30 minute IV dose of
: Rocephin, an anti-biotic, for 22 days. The IV pick in my arm required
: changing once every three days to avoid infection. One evening I realized I
: had two IV picks, one in each arm. I brought it to their attention. Someone
: was remiss and forgot to DC the old IV pick:( I had to wear blue plastic
: absorbent diapers everyday. I defecated 3 and sometime 4 times a day:( I
: have Muscular Dystrophy and I couldn't do much of anything for myself. I
: would ask the Tech Nurses and Nurses to help me use a urinal everytime I had
: to void. I had to summon the nurse to reposition me when my buttocks started
: stinging and feeling pain as a result of laying in one position for to long.
: One, or both legs sometimes would ache or the lack of circulation in my legs
: would cause my leg to go painfully numb. Sometimes my arms would grow nub. I
: often had pain located on my right side. I took Tylenol often. I tried to
: drink plenty of fluids to help loosen secretions and bring up phlegm and I
: drought up an entire canister of phlegm! They emptied the canaster and I
: eimediately went to work bringing up secretions, but by this time I had
: improved allot so the secretions
:
: I started out on 6 liters of O2 and over the course of three weeks it was
: reduced in increments. I had so many ABG's done that I started having panic
: and anxiety attacks from only the mention of an up coming appointment. I
: would breath deep and tell myself to calm down and say to myself...it has to
: be done so I can get better. I also prayed...allot. Sometimes an x-ray of my
: chest would precede an ABG. Dr. Joy informed me that my Muscular dystrophy
: was in a progressive stage. The news stung my sensibilities, but over all I
: handled the news well.
:
: Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection. Many
: different organisms can cause it, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
: Pneumonia is a common illness that affects millions of people each year in
: the United States.
:
: Pneumonia can range from mild to severe, even fatal. The severity depends on
: the type of organism causing pneumonia, as well as your age and underlying
: health.
: Bacterial pneumonias tend to be the most serious and, in adults, the most
: common cause of pneumonia. The most common pneumonia-causing bacterium in
: adults is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). In some people,
: particularly the elderly and those who are debilitated, bacterial pneumonia
: may follow influenza or even a common cold. Elderly or debilitated patients
: who fail to respond to treatment may die from respiratory failure.
:
: I took baby steps and gradually improved. I'm back at the crib now:)
:
: G:)
So glad ya made it through, darlin' :)
Hug'nKisses... :)~(:
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Sweetness...
It's hard to kiss the lips at nite that chew your ASS all day!
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