Re: Sara -- The Bulldozer worked!!

[Guest guest]

Sorry to bust in but, wow Shirley, sorry you had such a scary

experience. Hope you start feeling better soon.

Sending lotsa thoughts, prayers, and love your way,

~Joanne

> Sara, Thanks for digging me out of the mess with the Caboose

> bulldozer!! I sure needed it torn down. I completely crashed last

> night.

>

> I had started on oral meds and don't know if they had a reaction

> with reflux or what - but at midnight I couldn't breathe, throat

> felt like it was closing up on me. So we ended up with

> EMS/Paramedics at the hotel and transporting me to ER. They gave

my

> O2 and started an IV on way in. Of course the ER was extremely

> busy. Good thing was the ER physician's son had almost the same

> surgery 7-8 weeks ago, so he was familiar with the surgery. Bottom

> line I was there from midnight until 9am today. The x-rayed my

jaws

> as I felt like the throat was tightening up on right side, then one

> of cardiac enzymes was elevate (which can be due to surgery, too),

> and then they had to rule out a pulmonary embolism. Hate to see my

> insurance bill!! In am surgeon came in and cut bands of mouth and

> said come see me when the discharge you. We think it was more of

an

> allergic & reflux problem, so surgeon said DC the oral antibiotic

> we'd just started - infact he said DC all the antibiotic since I

was

> having the lovely post antibiotic diarrhea on top it all. At

office

> he decided I only needed two bands in until I seem next week.

>

> We went back to hotel, and my husband loaded the car, and I said a

> little prayer that I could make it home without a stop. Whew, we

> did it!! So glad to get home, living a hotel is no fun when you're

> ill.

>

> I've found the least exertion causes the heart to race, due to the

> low hemoglobin. So I just have to face I'm not " superwoman " .

Geez,

> here I thought I was!! It's going to take a while.

>

> I'm with you on the ice - it doesn't do much for swelling, but it

> feels better.

>

> Now it's pumping the split pea soup, etc into me & taking the iron

> meds to build back up the blood.

>

> Thanks again for digging me out!! It's so nice to crawl out of that

> wall. And thanks for all you've done for people on this board.

>

> You must be getting already to fly to Italy. Glad to hear you have

> your splint is out. I'll bet you're looking forward to celebrating

> when you get to Italy. We'll all be there in spirit.

>

> Godspeed to Italy,

>

> Shirley

[Guest guest]

Hi Shirley,

Ditto from me too! I'm so sorry you had such a rough time...now I

feel awful for complaining about my little issues....

I hope you are doing better now! Thinking of you....

Take care,

Judy

> > Sara, Thanks for digging me out of the mess with the

Caboose

> > bulldozer!! I sure needed it torn down. I completely crashed

last

> > night.

> >

> > I had started on oral meds and don't know if they had a reaction

> > with reflux or what - but at midnight I couldn't breathe, throat

> > felt like it was closing up on me. So we ended up with

> > EMS/Paramedics at the hotel and transporting me to ER. They

gave

> my

> > O2 and started an IV on way in. Of course the ER was extremely

> > busy. Good thing was the ER physician's son had almost the same

> > surgery 7-8 weeks ago, so he was familiar with the surgery.

Bottom

> > line I was there from midnight until 9am today. The x-rayed my

> jaws

> > as I felt like the throat was tightening up on right side, then

one

> > of cardiac enzymes was elevate (which can be due to surgery,

too),

> > and then they had to rule out a pulmonary embolism. Hate to see

my

> > insurance bill!! In am surgeon came in and cut bands of mouth

and

> > said come see me when the discharge you. We think it was more

of

> an

> > allergic & reflux problem, so surgeon said DC the oral

antibiotic

> > we'd just started - infact he said DC all the antibiotic since I

> was

> > having the lovely post antibiotic diarrhea on top it all. At

> office

> > he decided I only needed two bands in until I seem next week.

> >

> > We went back to hotel, and my husband loaded the car, and I said

a

> > little prayer that I could make it home without a stop. Whew,

we

> > did it!! So glad to get home, living a hotel is no fun when

you're

> > ill.

> >

> > I've found the least exertion causes the heart to race, due to

the

> > low hemoglobin. So I just have to face I'm not " superwoman " .

> Geez,

> > here I thought I was!! It's going to take a while.

> >

> > I'm with you on the ice - it doesn't do much for swelling, but

it

> > feels better.

> >

> > Now it's pumping the split pea soup, etc into me & taking the

iron

> > meds to build back up the blood.

> >

> > Thanks again for digging me out!! It's so nice to crawl out of

that

> > wall. And thanks for all you've done for people on this board.

> >

> > You must be getting already to fly to Italy. Glad to hear you

have

> > your splint is out. I'll bet you're looking forward to

celebrating

> > when you get to Italy. We'll all be there in spirit.

> >

> > Godspeed to Italy,

> >

> > Shirley

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

I'm really sorry about your difficulties. I'm sending you positive

thoughts and prayers. I hope that things get better!

All the best,

Carol

> Sara, Thanks for digging me out of the mess with the Caboose

> bulldozer!! I sure needed it torn down. I completely crashed last

> night.

>

> I had started on oral meds and don't know if they had a reaction

> with reflux or what - but at midnight I couldn't breathe, throat

> felt like it was closing up on me. So we ended up with

> EMS/Paramedics at the hotel and transporting me to ER. They gave

my

> O2 and started an IV on way in. Of course the ER was extremely

> busy. Good thing was the ER physician's son had almost the same

> surgery 7-8 weeks ago, so he was familiar with the surgery. Bottom

> line I was there from midnight until 9am today. The x-rayed my

jaws

> as I felt like the throat was tightening up on right side, then one

> of cardiac enzymes was elevate (which can be due to surgery, too),

> and then they had to rule out a pulmonary embolism. Hate to see my

> insurance bill!! In am surgeon came in and cut bands of mouth and

> said come see me when the discharge you. We think it was more of

an

> allergic & reflux problem, so surgeon said DC the oral antibiotic

> we'd just started - infact he said DC all the antibiotic since I

was

> having the lovely post antibiotic diarrhea on top it all. At

office

> he decided I only needed two bands in until I seem next week.

>

> We went back to hotel, and my husband loaded the car, and I said a

> little prayer that I could make it home without a stop. Whew, we

> did it!! So glad to get home, living a hotel is no fun when you're

> ill.

>

> I've found the least exertion causes the heart to race, due to the

> low hemoglobin. So I just have to face I'm not " superwoman " .

Geez,

> here I thought I was!! It's going to take a while.

>

> I'm with you on the ice - it doesn't do much for swelling, but it

> feels better.

>

> Now it's pumping the split pea soup, etc into me & taking the iron

> meds to build back up the blood.

>

> Thanks again for digging me out!! It's so nice to crawl out of that

> wall. And thanks for all you've done for people on this board.

>

> You must be getting already to fly to Italy. Glad to hear you have

> your splint is out. I'll bet you're looking forward to celebrating

> when you get to Italy. We'll all be there in spirit.

>

> Godspeed to Italy,

>

> Shirley