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lol! yes you did send me to bed....I'm waiting for just a few minutes for the headache to go down.

lol! lol! lol! we need to a Have a Good Sense of Humour and laugh about it!

Yes. I will read the messages! Thanks again for All the Well Wishes

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To: Breathe-Support

Sent: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:16 pm

Subject: Re: ((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

Irene

I thought I sent you to bed....lol

Oh and I wasn't going to tell anyone about you telling them to put

the emergency on hold for 6 hours until you could finish your

shift....lol

I apologize to everyone about not doing a good job of relaying all

the messages of everyone thinking of Irene and wishing her well. But,

for the record, it was hundreds and I'm sure she'll read them all.

>

>

> ((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I was in

the hospital.

>

> ((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and I was on

my way?home.

>

> ((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May))))

>

> Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and exhausted.

I'm still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.

> I'll see how I'm feeling....

>

> In the ambulance, I was given?2 treatments of Oxygen. ?Once arrived

at the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium was 2.4,

Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone?etc...Respiratory

Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments. Afterwards the

ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit better than

I was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I say

OK! "He says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a

bit better". So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find out

I'm admitted in hospital.

>

> The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what happenned

and I was gasping for air. She takes a?listens at my lungs and then

she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me, you don't

look to good and I want to keep you overnight......

>

> I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of oxygen for

the whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing in my

nose I had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it

being there. It was either breathing easier or?having ?difficulty

breathing. I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound)

and Lung Clots (VQ Scan).

>

> It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I tried

avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at the same

time I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the

situation and I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a

bunch of questions and they determined Fire Dept?and Ambulance need

to get there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm at

work, what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back from

my 2 days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I told

her please send them over because I was about to faint on her and I

stayed on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a few

minutes later Paramedics arrived.

>

> Irene

> Raynaud's Disease 09/07

> PF 03/07 Canada

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Tina:

Oh my.....so glad you and are coming....that is great news.

> > > >

> > > > > *((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I

> was

> > > in the

> > > > > hospital.

> > > > >

> > > > > ((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and

I

> > was

> > > on my

> > > > > way home.

> > > > >

> > > > > ((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May))))

> > > > >

> > > > > Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and

> > > exhausted. I'm

> > > > > still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.

> > > > > I'll see how I'm feeling....

> > > > >

> > > > > In the ambulance, I was given 2 treatments of Oxygen. Once

> > > arrived at

> > > > > the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium

was

> > > 2.4,

> > > > > Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone

> etc...Respiratory

> > > > > Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments.

> > Afterwards

> > > the

> > > > > ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit

> better

> > > than I

> > > > > was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I

> say

> > > OK! " He

> > > > > says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a

> bit

> > > > > better " . So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find

> out

> > > I'm

> > > > > admitted in hospital.

> > > > >

> > > > > The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what

> > > happenned

> > > > > and I was gasping for air. She takes a listens at my lungs

> and

> > > then

> > > > > she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me,

you

> > > don't

> > > > > look to good and I want to keep you overnight......

> > > > >

> > > > > I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of

> oxygen

> > > for the

> > > > > whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing

in

> my

> > > nose I

> > > > > had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it

> > > being

> > > > > there. It was either breathing easier or having difficulty

> > > breathing.

> > > > > I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound) and

> > Lung

> > > Clots

> > > > > (VQ Scan).

> > > > >

> > > > > It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I

> > > tried

> > > > > avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at

the

> > > same time

> > > > > I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the

> > > situation and

> > > > > I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a bunch

> of

> > > > > questions and they determined Fire Dept and Ambulance need

> to

> > > get

> > > > > there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm

at

> > > work,

> > > > > what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back

> from

> > > my 2

> > > > > days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I

> told

> > > her

> > > > > please send them over because I was about to faint on her

> and I

> > > stayed

> > > > > on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a

> few

> > > minutes

> > > > > later Paramedics arrived.

> > > > >

> > > > > Irene

> > > > > Raynaud's Disease 09/07

> > > > > PF 03/07 Canada

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Irene... I don't like all the drama we must face with this damn disease. We live in an apt. complex and whenever an ambulance comes (lots of elderly here) everyone is outside 'watching'. I went out in one once and I wanted to holler out, "There's nothing here to look at ladies!"

You no doubt didn't like the onlookers when the ambulance came to get you either.

Do always call if you're feeling like 'maybe' you should.

Glad you're home.

Mama-Sher, 69; IPF, 3-06, OR.Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I was in the hospital.((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and I was on my way home.((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)))) Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and exhausted. I'm still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.I'll see how I'm feeling....In the ambulance, I was given 2 treatments of Oxygen. Once arrived at the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium was 2.4, Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone etc...Respiratory Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments. Afterwards the ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit better than I was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I say OK! "He says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a bit better". So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find out I'm admitted in hospital.The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what happenned and I was gasping for air. She takes a listens at my lungs and then she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me, you don't look to good and I want to keep you overnight......I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of oxygen for the whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing in my nose I had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it being there. It was either breathing easier or having difficulty breathing. I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound) and Lung Clots (VQ Scan). It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I tried avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at the same time I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the situation and I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a bunch of questions and they determined Fire Dept and Ambulance need to get there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm at work, what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back from my 2 days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I told her please send them over because I was about to faint on her and I stayed on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a few minutes later Paramedics arrived.Irene Raynaud's Disease 09/07 PF 03/07 Canada

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Sher,

The ambulance and the Fire Department came at work and I asked them to go from the back, so nobody would see anything except for the security guard which had to let them in.

Actually when I do call for an ambulance at my apprtment complex there's no onlookers because the paramedics or the fire department sends them away. To give them room to pass.....

Irene

---- Original Message ----

To: Breathe-Support

Sent: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 1:55 pm

Subject: Re: ((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

Irene... I don't like all the drama we must face with this damn disease. We live in an apt. complex and whenever an ambulance comes (lots of elderly here) everyone is outside 'watching'. I went out in one once and I wanted to holler out, "There's nothing here to look at ladies!"

You no doubt didn't like the onlookers when the ambulance came to get you either.

Do always call if you're feeling like 'maybe' you should.

Glad you're home.

Mama-Sher, 69; IPF, 3-06, OR.

Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I was in the hospital.

((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and I was on my way home.

((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May))))

Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and exhausted. I'm still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.

I'll see how I'm feeling....

In the ambulance, I was given 2 treatments of Oxygen. Once arrived at the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium was 2.4, Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone etc...Respiratory Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments. Afterwards the ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit better than I was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I say OK! "He says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a bit better". So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find out I'm admitted in hospital.

The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what happenned and I was gasping for air. She takes a listens at my lungs and then she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me, you don't look to good and I want to keep you overnight......

I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of oxygen for the whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing in my nose I had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it being there. It was either breathing easier or having difficulty breathing. I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound) and Lung Clots (VQ Scan).

It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I tried avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at the same time I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the situation and I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a bunch of questions and they determined Fire Dept and Ambulance need to get there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm at work, what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back from my 2 days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I told her please send them over because I was about to faint on her and I stayed on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a few minutes later Paramedics arrived.

Irene

Raynaud's Disease 09/07

PF 03/07 Canada

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Thank youTina. You take care of yourself too. I was very scared, especially in the ambulance, not my first time though in an ambulance there have been other instances. Paramedics though they kept comfortable and kept on talking to me, so I won't lose consciousness. We got to talk about the cheapest flights, showed them pictures of my hand, we talked about the Alamo, Dallas, vacation spots etc...

Irene

---- Original Message ----

To: Breathe-Support

Sent: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:13 am

Subject: Re: ((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

Irene: I was so sad when I heard you had to be taken to the

hospital. I remember my first trip by ambulance to the hospital

with breathing difficulties. I remember how scared I was. It was

on January 5, 2007, just 4 days after my brother passed away, and

the very evening I had returned to West Virginia from Ohio where the

funeral was held. The treatment I received at the hospital sounds

very much like what they did to you. I received breathing

treatments, oxygen, more breathing treatments, x-rays, and other

diagnostic tests to rule out different things. But that was the

start of my road to IPF. Thereafter, I was sent to my new family

doctor, from there to a pulmonologist, from there to a surgeon for

the open lung biopsy, back to the pulmonologist and on April 21,

2007, received the news of this disease. The hardest part for me

was telling my family because we had just dealt with the loss of my

brother just a few months earlier. He had brain cancer which was

diagnosed in June of '06 and died on January 1, 2007. The roller

coaster we ride on never seems to end.

I also sympathize with you regarding your work situation. I worked

until May of '06 and I never missed a day in five years, other than

the birth of my son in '02 (and returned to work when he was 4 days

old!) and then a hysterectomy surgery in '05. I went to work when I

was sick and shouldn't have. I went to work every day that I felt

bad. I went to work because I needed my paycheck and I needed my

job! My boss wasn't flexible and there was no one to cover for me

if I was not there. It was a one girl office. I look back now and

wish I had put my health first. And, when I finally did leave that

job, I told my boss it was because I had to take care of myself,

first and foremost. Anyway, I know there are reasons you have to be

there, but do take care of yourself.

God Bless,

Tina

IPF 04/07 Ohio

>

> > *((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I was

in the

> > hospital.

> >

> > ((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and I was

on my

> > way home.

> >

> > ((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May))))

> >

> > Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and

exhausted. I'm

> > still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.

> > I'll see how I'm feeling....

> >

> > In the ambulance, I was given 2 treatments of Oxygen. Once

arrived at

> > the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium was

2.4,

> > Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone etc...Respiratory

> > Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments. Afterwards

the

> > ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit better

than I

> > was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I say

OK! "He

> > says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a bit

> > better". So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find out

I'm

> > admitted in hospital.

> >

> > The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what

happenned

> > and I was gasping for air. She takes a listens at my lungs and

then

> > she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me, you

don't

> > look to good and I want to keep you overnight......

> >

> > I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of oxygen

for the

> > whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing in my

nose I

> > had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it

being

> > there. It was either breathing easier or having difficulty

breathing.

> > I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound) and Lung

Clots

> > (VQ Scan).

> >

> > It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I

tried

> > avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at the

same time

> > I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the

situation and

> > I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a bunch of

> > questions and they determined Fire Dept and Ambulance need to

get

> > there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm at

work,

> > what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back from

my 2

> > days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I told

her

> > please send them over because I was about to faint on her and I

stayed

> > on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a few

minutes

> > later Paramedics arrived.

> >

> > Irene

> > Raynaud's Disease 09/07

> > PF 03/07 Canada

> >

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Irene...I'm glad you have 'your trails blazed' for the ambulance.

You may need them again.

Mama-Sher, 69; IPF, 3-06, OR.Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

((((Leanne, Bruce, Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)

((((Leanne)))) thank you for letting the board know that I was in the hospital.((((Bruce)))) thank you for posting that we had spoken and I was on my way home.((((Peggy, Sher, Gwynne & May)))) Thank you All for the Well Wishes! I'm a bit tired and exhausted. I'm still debating if I should go to work tommorrow morning.I'll see how I'm feeling....In the ambulance, I was given 2 treatments of Oxygen. Once arrived at the hospital, saw ER dr, X-Ray, blood tests my Potassium was 2.4, Hemoglobin had dropped, was given Prednisone etc...Respiratory Therapist came to see me and administer 2 treatments. Afterwards the ER dr came back to see how I was feeling, so I say a bit better than I was in the ambulance...he says let me check your lungs, I say OK! "He says to me you're still wheezing, how can you be feeling a bit better". So a 3rd treatment is administer and later I find out I'm admitted in hospital.The specialist came to see me in ER, we talked about what happenned and I was gasping for air. She takes a listens at my lungs and then she says lay back down on the stretcher. She goes to me, you don't look to good and I want to keep you overnight......I was taken on the ward were they had me on 3 litres of oxygen for the whole night and on & off today. I hated having the tubing in my nose I had no choice, to keep it in there and don't think about it being there. It was either breathing easier or having difficulty breathing. I was cleared for Bloods Clots in the legs (Ultrasound) and Lung Clots (VQ Scan). It's going to be funny(it wasn't at that moment though....I tried avoiding going to ER, I knew deep down I had to go....at the same time I was very scared......Yes I did call 911, explained the situation and I can't breath and my face is sweaty. They asked me a bunch of questions and they determined Fire Dept and Ambulance need to get there right away! I told them No you cannot send one, I'm at work, what am I supposed to tell my supervisor, I just got back from my 2 days off. Can it wait until my shift is over....Finally, I told her please send them over because I was about to faint on her and I stayed on the phone until Fire Dept got there...they took over, a few minutes later Paramedics arrived.Irene Raynaud's Disease 09/07 PF 03/07 Canada

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