This week has been another week to try to get some strength. It has also been one of more side effects of Chemo raising its ugly head. I still have extreme weakness and dehydration. I had blood work on Monday and then on Tuesday no Chemo but rather had hydration to give me some fluids.
The twenty six steps have been a big problem getting me in and out of the apartment. My legs are so weak it has been a major chore coming and going. I am trying to walk more and more each day to build my strength back up. Walking from the living room to the kitchen several times a day is helping.
On Thursday we had something else to deal with. I was having shortness of breath late in the day and by 10:00 it was so bad we called the advice nurse. Must have been a busy day for them because after 30 minutes on the phone, she and the doctor agreed that we should go to ER to be evaluated. Once again the Kaiser team went to work on me. They immediately put me on oxygen and did a chest x-ray and an EKG. IV with fluids to hydrate me and drained me of blood to start the detective work. Also I did a 15 minute treatment of deep breathing with an albuterol brohodilator to relax my muscles in the airways and increase airflow to the lungs. More than what you wanted to know right??
After that the doctor came in and said the words that I hate, CT Scan. It hasn't been but five days since I had that done but they wanted to compare the two. Since I had trouble breathing they wanted to check for blood clots in the lungs. Thank goodness, no clots.
All of the problems relate back to Chemo, the tiredness and the weakness. It wan about 12:30 am that all of this was completed so I had to lay and wait for the evaluation. At about 1:15 the nurse came in and asked if I was ready to go home. Surprised I said yes. All of the tests showed no issues other than what we knew so I was ok to be released. I dressed and we got home about 2 am.
Today I feel a little stronger but it is just a little. We will see what the next few days have in store as we prepare for Thanksgiving week with a visit from my brother and his wife. Pray for more strength.
Showing posts with label Emergency Room. Show all posts
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Kaiser to the Rescue !!!!
This week has had more drama than usual. Monday the lab work (blood work) came back with lots of different issues. When they took vitals I had a low grade fever. They told me to check my temperature every hour or so, parts were out of the normal range. Tuesday instead of chemo they hydrated me and gave a mineral cocktail. They told me that if my temp got to 100.4 or more to go to the Emergency Room. The fever was staying in the normal range, but it jumped into the dangerous Will Robinson land after 9:00 pm. So off to the ER at 9:30 pm ( we had to get dressed from PJs to clothes).
They hydrated me on arrival and then took "gallons" of blood. Some of the tests would take three days because cultures had to grow. About 2 am they decided to admit me to the hospital because there were so many issues going on. I was still very very weak like last week, and maybe even worse.
From early Wednesday through late afternoon Saturday I was in the hospital. During that time I was hydrated, on antibiotics (IV) and many minerals that I was low in. They also fed me antibiotics during my stay to fight the infection. As usual, Kaiser provided fantastic care and attention to me as if I were their only patient. The blood tests came back including the cultures and all were in the good range except for one minor infection that I am treating with antibiotics for the next week and a half.
After i got home last night, I am resting more because the noise level is lower and Marty does not check my blood pressure every two hours. Also the moaning and yelling patient down the hall is not here with me. I am trying to walk more (with a walker) to regain my strength. I am forcing myself to eat more even though food tastes awful. Not because of Marty's cooking ,but because of my taste buds.
Prayer warriors, its been a tough week and I appreciate it so much. We do not expect it to get much better so I need you to kick it into overdrive, God bless each and every one of you.
They hydrated me on arrival and then took "gallons" of blood. Some of the tests would take three days because cultures had to grow. About 2 am they decided to admit me to the hospital because there were so many issues going on. I was still very very weak like last week, and maybe even worse.
From early Wednesday through late afternoon Saturday I was in the hospital. During that time I was hydrated, on antibiotics (IV) and many minerals that I was low in. They also fed me antibiotics during my stay to fight the infection. As usual, Kaiser provided fantastic care and attention to me as if I were their only patient. The blood tests came back including the cultures and all were in the good range except for one minor infection that I am treating with antibiotics for the next week and a half.
After i got home last night, I am resting more because the noise level is lower and Marty does not check my blood pressure every two hours. Also the moaning and yelling patient down the hall is not here with me. I am trying to walk more (with a walker) to regain my strength. I am forcing myself to eat more even though food tastes awful. Not because of Marty's cooking ,but because of my taste buds.
Prayer warriors, its been a tough week and I appreciate it so much. We do not expect it to get much better so I need you to kick it into overdrive, God bless each and every one of you.
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