Saturday, December 20, 2014
Sick
Here is my latest illness. They diagnosed me Thursday morning at the hospital as my face on the right side grew to grandiose proportions. When things swell up, that are not supposed to swell up, life is not happy.
I am on strong antibiotics and got bronchitis too, from the cold and flu from hell. Typhoid Mary at my self-help meeting does not know the hell she unleashed on my life. I've had problems with thrush too due to the use of a COPD inhaler and don't know if this added to it. I have to constantly brush my teeth multiple times everyday. My mouth has been horribly dry and my eyes too for months complicating this whole mess. I wonder if I have Sjorgen's as my eyes feel like dry golf balls. Don't I have enough wrong with me?
My wisdom teeth are impacted but do not seem to be infected but hope those aren't adding to this as well. Sometimes lately I am asking why are so many bad things happening to me? My friends tell me I have been under too much stress and it's true. I'm kind of scared, I'm getting sick so much. As I get older, I know I am worn out.
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Antibiotics should help in a matter of hours. I had bronchitis once in my life and its terrible, it would be better to have a plain old cold. Thrush is a yeast infection in the mouth so the antibiotics might make it worse.
ReplyDeleteHave lots of liquids, I'm still praying for you.
HI Joan, the swelling of my face is going down. I am sleeping for hours. I am sorry you had bronchitis before, it is no fun. I have a history of multiple bouts with it. My thrush comes from a steroid inhaler but yes the antibiotics may make it worse. Thanks for your prayers. I am sleeping a lot. I've slept through most of December.
ReplyDeletePraying for a speedy recovery for you Peep:) I just got over some health scares concerning my eye. I underwent a corneal transplant two years ago and recently it became infected. As I'm in the hospital getting the antibiotics and care I realized after many weird looks from the doctors and nurses that I have mostly always been an emergency room patient vs being seen by my primary care physician because I was NEGLECTED by my deceased malignant narc mother. I mean sure I didn't have insurance for a long time and maybe that was a factor but as I sat back and asked myself why I would neglect my health to the point of not seeing my doctor for yearly follow ups I remembered that she hardly ever took me to the doctor let alone a dentist. My God! I need to take better care of myself. The ripple effects childhood narc abuse is astounding.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your eyes, I am praying for you. Is it one eye or both? So you had medical neglect too? Did you see my post about mine? I went without medical insurance too and know how hellish that is. At least one good aspect of being poor is I can get medical care now, I went to the ER the other day but before, I'd be in tears anxiously awaiting the scary bill when I had no insurance. I never got taken to the doctor. I know my body is worn out. I think I need a vacation. I am worried about the emotional and physical effects of my no contact even, but then being in contact probably would make me even sicker. I hope things go okay with your eye!
DeleteHere is my article on medical neglect:
http://fivehundredpoundpeeps.blogspot.com/2014/10/youre-not-really-sick-dealing-with.html
Thinking of you Peep and hoping you'll be feeling better soon. It seems your body is doing a "Crash-'n-Burn"-just in time for the holidays, huh?! A dear friend also had this malady without all the complications and other health care issues you're grappling with and as tough as she is, was completely knocked off her feet and in horrible pain.
ReplyDeletePlease take care. Sleep all you can; rest is exactly what you need now and your body is telling you this as well!
Sending you cyber home made chicken soup, a rinse for your very sore throat and best wishes for recovery,
TW
Thanks TW, I was happy to get chicken soup from a friend. I am tired and coughing. I know I am barely staying out of the hospital. I wish I could have someone come in and clean my apartment. Yeah I'm "crashing and burning". I think emotionally I have been too stressed out and scared and it is taking toll on my health. It has to do with money and my husband has been depressed too. I just want to sleep. I think today I may just stay in bed, I'm on a laptop writing these responses laying down now. LOL. I will call doctor and ask for certain tests. I hope your friend gets better soon too.
DeleteHi Peep:) I have an eye condition called keracotonus. It's both eyes but the doctor only allowed one corneal transplant at a time so I still need to undergo surgery on my left eye. Quite frankly I haven't pursued it out of fear. It took a long time to heal and I wear hard contact lenses to manage. I'm a divorced mom raising two wonderful children and going nc along with managing life has been tough. Thanks for your prayers and support. It means more than you know.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you have been dealing with that. I can understand the fear regarding your functioning and the surgery. I would take things as slow as you can. Do you have to worry about rejection with the corneal transplants? Yes definitely with eye problems NC would eye problems would be tough. Thanks I will keep praying.
DeleteJust now got to reading this....I'll be praying for you Sister......
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