Re: Re: Pneumonia

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It's a serious thing about the blood pressure! I still think nurses should have come in the room anyways to check it out....but what I'm saying lol! over here my blood pressure dropped to 95/66 and 95/50 (was frozen like a penguin and required 5 warm blankets and I was told I can't have anymore even though I was freezing). Nurses just disregarded it and my dr was shocked that nobody notified him. So now I have to keep a record of my BP.

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To: Breathe-Support

Sent: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 6:57 pm

Subject: Re: Pneumonia

Whats funny is that was the hospital to give special care to Heart

and Pulmonary patients beyond that in the hospital next door. Every

room is basically ICU ...huge rooms. Oh, another hilarious piece. On

the "ICU" floor, the monitor beside your bed you're hooked up to. The

least movement made it go wild. So the nurses ignored any signal from

it. If I stood to use the urinal, my blood pressure would show around

265/150 or so, pulse over 200. Now the simpler monitor on the lower

level floor worked much better.

> > > > >

> > > > > Well, my name is Judy Brown and I am 63 yrs. old. I live in

SC

> > > with

> > > > > my husband Joe and 3 dogs.(2 Goldens and a Lab) Every day

they

> > > bring

> > > > > me great joy..the dogs!!! hahahah. My husband Joe tries but

he

> > > isn't

> > > > > an emotional type person so he isn't someone I can talk to

> about

> > > most

> > > > > things.

> > > > > I have 5 grown, married kids who all live up north. Three

of

> them

> > > > > came at Christmas with their families and I was completely

> > > > > overwhelmed. It made me realize how much I have slipped in a

> > > fairly

> > > > > short time.

> > > > > I was diagnosed this past April 07 but was previously mis-

> > > diagnosed

> > > > > for more than a year. The family Dr. kept insisting I had a

> bad

> > > case

> > > > > of asthma plus pneumonia and I needed to "ACCEPT IT." After

5

> > > weeks

> > > > > of antibiotics with no change in me or my xray, he finally

> agreed

> > > to

> > > > > send me to a Pulmonologist. That changed my life for the

good

> and

> > > > > bad. He did many tests, ruled out Asthma and sent me for a

CT

> > > Scan.

> > > > > Also, he put me on oxygen 24/7 as my breathing was very

> labored.

> > > When

> > > > > he diagnosed me with IPF he said I was at the serious end

of

> the

> > > > > disease. I do feel myself slipping and that scares me.

> > > > > We have no medical insurance and I can't get any. I was also

> > > denied

> > > > > Soc. Sec. Dis. and have a lawyer to fight it. I really need

> > > medical

> > > > > and a chance to get on the Transplant list. It doesn't look

> likely

> > > > > for me and that makes me feel depressed if I think about it

> too

> > > much.

> > > > > Still, I try very hard to keep a positive attitude and not

> dwell

> > > on

> > > > > the things I can't do anymore. Instead, I think about all

the

> > > things

> > > > > I can still do and feel blessed. I need a support group. And

> > > > > hopefully, I can be support to others as well. I will

always

> be

> > > > > available to talk whenever anyone needs a friend. I am one

who

> > > likes

> > > > > to give back. So, again, thank you all for being here!

> > > > > judybrown63

> > > > > 04-07 IPF SC

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

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