:-(

Saw PS today. She won't schedule surgery until the infectious dz doc says OK. Last I knew ID doc wanted me to let her know when my surgery was scheduled. Aaaaggghhh! Does anyone know what they're doing?? ID says infection was from expander. PS says it was from water (me falling in river that one time). Well, I had no open wounds when I kayaked that first time. So...I have to call PS after I've been off antibiotics for 2 months. More f@#king waiting! "Enjoy the rest of your summer!"
I see ID Sept 2.

Puffy face...why??

Woke up yesterday morning and the left side of my face felt strange. Swollen under the eye and into the cheek. Weird! No insect bite that I see. Didn't get hit. I do remember a bug flying into my eye the night before. Hmm...hopefully it goes away by morning.
Been feeling better now that I'm off Tobramycin & doxy.

PICC is OUT!

Woohoo! No more Tobramycin or Doxycycline because it made me feel like crap.

Skin is irritated from the dressing and the red spot at the top is where the catheter was with the other 4 spots from where the stitches were holding the catheter in place.

Zombie tired

I have decided to stop the antibiotics I'm currently taking. I requested a follow up with the infectious disease doctor. I want the line pulled. I can't take feeling so crappy. So tired. It's the worked-in-the-kennel-alone-on-the-4th-of-July-with-100- dogs-and-30-cats kind of exhausted. And, yes, there are people who will totally "get" what I'm saying. ;-)
Curious to see how my lab work looks tomorrow.
I need to grab someone and make them go to Colorado for a bit. The altitude would boost my hemoglobin. Ha ha!

Hemoglobin saga

Saw infectious disease doc yesterday. I had to mention to her that the pharmacist told me my hemoglobin was low. Then she got concerned. She was worried that the abx were causing it. Sent me over to ER for more labs and a transfusion. Sat in wheelchair in hall; sat on bed in hall; finally !moved to room. Waited for blood results. Everything was good. Hemoglobin was at 11.4. Still low but not 7.6 low!
Still feeling crappy, low RBCs & low WBCs. No answers.
Glad I diudfmt need transfusion though. :-)

Holy cow!

Pharmacist from home nurse place made her weekly call before getting my meds ready for shipment. She informed me that my hemoglobin is 7.6. Whoa! Normal is 12-16. 

Wow

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