coltsfan715
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Well today has been wonderful so far.
As some of you may know I have been in the hospital and on home IVs the past 2 weeks. I had been nursing an infection for about 1-2 months and just couldn't get over it on my own, so I was admitted. I had lost about 6-7 pounds, my PFTs were down to about 30% expected, my blood sugars were out of control and I just felt crummy.
Well I went to the doc today for a followup. I had a chest xray - which was improved with less noticable congestion. Then I followed that with a breathing test - which I dread because I am always afraid that they are going to be horrible. Then saw the results of the breathing test and they were up from 30% to 40% YAY! not the greatest, but good for me right now. Then got weighed for the appointment and I have gained all the weight I lost back in about 1.5 weeks and I am still on another 10 days of prednisone so it is likely that I will gain even more and I haven't been over 110 in about a year or more - so I am excited about that. Then talked to the doc and he took me off the IV meds and pulled the PICC. He added another 2 weeks of dicloxicillin (however you spell it) and wants me to finish the prednisone, but other than that he said I look great, sound great, tests look good and greatly improved and I should be good to go. It was great. I feel great and it was wonderful to hear that I was actually doing much better. Instead of getting the ?you feel fine??? you shouldn't you are really sick thing I have gotten the last few weeks and months.
Not to mention the fact that my blood sugars have been really good the last few days with a few random highs because of the prednisone, but overall average at around 90-110.
To top it off Kurt took me to see Over The Hedge this afternoon as a congrats you are off the IV meds thing and it was too cute (to me anyway - I got the typical "it wasn't bad" guy response from him).
Well I will stop now I am/was just excited and wanted to share YAY!!
Have a good one,
Lindsey
As some of you may know I have been in the hospital and on home IVs the past 2 weeks. I had been nursing an infection for about 1-2 months and just couldn't get over it on my own, so I was admitted. I had lost about 6-7 pounds, my PFTs were down to about 30% expected, my blood sugars were out of control and I just felt crummy.
Well I went to the doc today for a followup. I had a chest xray - which was improved with less noticable congestion. Then I followed that with a breathing test - which I dread because I am always afraid that they are going to be horrible. Then saw the results of the breathing test and they were up from 30% to 40% YAY! not the greatest, but good for me right now. Then got weighed for the appointment and I have gained all the weight I lost back in about 1.5 weeks and I am still on another 10 days of prednisone so it is likely that I will gain even more and I haven't been over 110 in about a year or more - so I am excited about that. Then talked to the doc and he took me off the IV meds and pulled the PICC. He added another 2 weeks of dicloxicillin (however you spell it) and wants me to finish the prednisone, but other than that he said I look great, sound great, tests look good and greatly improved and I should be good to go. It was great. I feel great and it was wonderful to hear that I was actually doing much better. Instead of getting the ?you feel fine??? you shouldn't you are really sick thing I have gotten the last few weeks and months.
Not to mention the fact that my blood sugars have been really good the last few days with a few random highs because of the prednisone, but overall average at around 90-110.
To top it off Kurt took me to see Over The Hedge this afternoon as a congrats you are off the IV meds thing and it was too cute (to me anyway - I got the typical "it wasn't bad" guy response from him).
Well I will stop now I am/was just excited and wanted to share YAY!!
Have a good one,
Lindsey