Re: Hi This Is Janet I havent writen in a Long time I have been pretty sick

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Hi Janet:

     I was sorry to read how sick you have been.  I wish I could answer

your questions.  I do know that we have a weak immune system due to the

auto-immune diseases we have.  I too strugle with getting sick a lot.  I get

Bronchitis easily, then it turns into pneumonia, U.R.I., and usually a hospital

stay.  I have had this so much I have lost count on the number of times.  It

is hard to know what we can do to try to stay well.

     I know raising a child on your own is not easy.  The getting so sick

all the time, puts more stress and strife on you.  I hope and pray things get

better for you.  I do know that stress does a job on us.  I am going through a

very painful divorce, and am trying so hard to stay well.  I know I rest a lot,

and am not in the public much either.  I am taking Iron pills as my blood was

low, and had to get a transfusion again.  This is the third time in 5  1/2

years.  I tire very easily too.

     I pray that you will be pain free soon, and have better health.  Rest

when you can.

 

Hugs,

 

Barbara

From: tenajsemaj <janetretzolk@...>

Subject: [ ] Hi This Is Janet I havent writen in a Long time I have

been pretty sick

Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 8:00 PM

 

I found out last month that my white count was really low, from my

hematoligist and they were watching it for a while, then decided to do

the shots to bring it up, but it was little too late because the very

day I had the shot that night I started running a fever out of nowhere

of 103.5, my doc told me to go to the ER if it went over 100 so I did,

being I was having a terrible headache at that point and my neck was

killing me. I went in to make a long story short, ended up finding out I

had MRSA in my rt ear which it went into my sinuses and also because of

that I guess they figured how I got the Bacterial Meningitis, I was put

on Cipro and Vinco both they gave me one then the other for 10 days IV,

my viens from the steriods and everything in the past I have had to be

on made it to where i couldnt have a reg IV anymore had to have a

Pickline, like I always do because my body is just shutting down. The

scarey part is I had meningitis last year and was in the hospital for 6

days that time. I thought this was something that was hard to get????

Now I have Rheumitiod Arthitis, vasculitis, they tell me Lupus sle too,

and I just cant fight off alot of infection. Im affraid to do anything

anymore, Im out now for a week, having a hard time breathing all week,

and still have to get my sticthes out being I had surgery on my sinuses

to get the MRSA out of that and my ear, My fever went up today and I am

a single mom, trying to raise my son, How am I supposed to do this from

the hospital.... . I dont have family to help, and I am so stressed I

feel like I cant get well because I cant get the help I need long enough

to get better. I have no idea what my options are . since my husband

left me back in late 2008, its been a struggle to try to stay well and

raise my son. I can only take one day at a time. But I would like to

know why , I keep getting meningitis and how I can prevent it, Iam doing

everything they say? what more can I do???? Just

taking one day at a time God Bless everyone

Janet