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gridloreLast night, about 1900hrs, I suffered what only be described as one the scariest moments of my medical life. I was sitting here at my desk, writing a response to blog post and thinking "about time for an inhaler.." when my breathing suddenly became much worse, my head clouded over, and I found myself unable to do more than wiggle my fingers loosely. 911 was called, and with Kirsten's help I was able to take a hit of my Qvar (should have been the Combvient, but I wasn't thinking clearly and I was taken, by ambulance, the Santa Clara Kaiser.
As usual, they stuck a dozen sticky patches on me for monitor leads. Big fun came when my heart rates went from about 89 to 145bpm in seconds and then back; and I didn't feel a thing. That earned me a second EKG. X-rays were taken, blood was eventually taken (my draws were done at first by an Paramedic Intern. My veins were their usual selves and failed to cooperate.)
Eventual result? Right now they're calling it pneumonia for lack of a better term. I have a week's worth of antibiotics, a new inhaler, and I'm exhausted.
As usual, they stuck a dozen sticky patches on me for monitor leads. Big fun came when my heart rates went from about 89 to 145bpm in seconds and then back; and I didn't feel a thing. That earned me a second EKG. X-rays were taken, blood was eventually taken (my draws were done at first by an Paramedic Intern. My veins were their usual selves and failed to cooperate.)
Eventual result? Right now they're calling it pneumonia for lack of a better term. I have a week's worth of antibiotics, a new inhaler, and I'm exhausted.
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 21:16 (UTC)Get better.
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 21:33 (UTC)Hope you feel better quickly.
*hugs*
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 21:50 (UTC)Glad you're still with us. Hope you stay that way.
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 21:53 (UTC)Respiratory infection: the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 22:26 (UTC)Good thoughts that you heal quickly.
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 23:01 (UTC)I hope you get better soon. Surprised that a respiratory infection hit that fast and hard. :(
today the doctor said.
Date: 23 Dec 2010 23:02 (UTC)I think this may be sleep related, cause i gave blood the day after solstice, and i had been up all night working on something.
bah humbug
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Date: 23 Dec 2010 23:06 (UTC)Seriously man
Date: 24 Dec 2010 00:54 (UTC)This going to the emergency room stuff is addictive an all, but you need to resist it.
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Date: 24 Dec 2010 12:10 (UTC)no subject
Date: 24 Dec 2010 14:24 (UTC)They are a profession for understating things. The only time this decade I've been referred to the ER for throat-all-swolen, looks-infected, hard-to-swallow-water it came back as "sore throat."
This thing . . . and last week's thing . . . and all the other things. Keep on keeping on.
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Date: 24 Dec 2010 20:08 (UTC)Hoping you're breathing easily again soon, and that you start feeling better ASAP!!
**hugs**
-- A <3
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Date: 24 Dec 2010 21:35 (UTC)no subject
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