my rib & doc visit

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Went to see my doc today and have to go back this afternoon for a chest CT. He

is worried I might be getting pneumonia. The CT will also show exactly what

damage occurred to my rib cage. He said the er report said there was " buckling

of the 5th, 6th and 7th rib " on the left side. He gave me pain patches b/c the

Tylenol 3 was like baby aspirin.

Also, my white count was even higher than last week, it's now 19,600. All

this while I have been on a ten day course of antibiotics for the head & chest

cold (still have that, too, BTW).

I haven't talked much to anyone as it gets me out of breath and then I cough

and then I hurt more. Thank goodness for email ;-) !

Gail

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Gail

I'm glad he put you on the pain patches - coming from another recent broken

rib sufferer. I didn't get a chest cold though, I can relate to the pain of

coughing and I'm so sorry.

I went to my PCP today to and started to cry - couldn't believe it. I lost

it because the stupid docs in the ER think that one mg of Dillaudid is going

to help my Trigeminal Neuralgia pain along with the broken rib - they don't

even listen. Meanwhile, I can barely see clearly out of my left eye - it's

so blury.. She helped me out (thank God). Unfortunately, my glands are

swollen, I have a sinus infection and an ear infection (which I thought I

might have, but that was all I picked up on)... It's crazy to be in so much

pain that the only thing that you feel Is a bit of a really bad ear

infection and not even notice the sinus infection. I knew that my glands

were swollen, but didn't care. That's normal for me.

But after seeing your email, all I can do is think, what would it feel like

to have 'three ribs buckled' - hum... I'm glad that your doc is doing a

CT-scan for you. Better to make sure that they know what is going on. I

hope that he gives you meds for breakthrough pain too (in addition to the

patch!)

-- my rib & doc visit

Went to see my doc today and have to go back this afternoon for a chest CT.

He is worried I might be getting pneumonia. The CT will also show exactly

what damage occurred to my rib cage. He said the er report said there was

buckling of the 5th, 6th and 7th rib " on the left side. He gave me pain

patches b/c the Tylenol 3 was like baby aspirin.

Also, my white count was even higher than last week, it's now 19,600. All

this while I have been on a ten day course of antibiotics for the head &

chest cold (still have that, too, BTW).

I haven't talked much to anyone as it gets me out of breath and then I cough

and then I hurt more. Thank goodness for email ;-) !

Gail

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