On a different note, I was advised today that my readership included a group I was not previously aware of. Apparently there are some among the staff @ MGH (our local hospital) who are fond (or perhaps that's not quite the right word lol) let's say who have noticed my blog. Apparently some are [Read more]
Ok, another very busy day (in spite of having less than adequate supplies of energy). The kids were a huge help. So was Vickie as she has been ever since my symptoms began coming back with a vengeance last week. She goes beyond giving me rides to the hospital and has been calling to arrange [Read more]
Well, putting the IV in was a chore… Mary was a doll though, very patient, kept it fun and didn’t get upset that my veins kept poping. After 6 attempts we finally decided to just go anti-cubital, sheesh. Well, can’t say she didn’t put in a great effort! I am hoping that [Read more]
I was relieved to see Bonnie was attending when I went in this evening. The IV that had been put in last night (anticubital by my request) looked awful, the butterfly sides not having been taped had gouged into my arm (read yesterdays…) and so I asked her if she could put in a new [Read more]
day 3 steroid treatment did not go so well… the treatment was okay, the results PLtheRhhh (that’s a raspberry & thumbs down). my face really is as red as it appears on the photo :S (that’s the steroids). Emeraude was sweet enough to come keep me company as I received my [Read more]
I began my treatment this morning… tonight will go smoothly having had the solumedrol early in the day. I ate a few packs of crackers during the treatment (which was over the course of about an hour) and they seemed to settle my stomach. I was thrilled when, near the end of my treatment, I [Read more]
"...a dilaudid injection (I had had a standing order that included toredol but when it was brought to my doctor's attention that I had been receiving it for more than 5 days he..." [Read more]
"...not been dealing with a significant amount of fatigue, mostly just pain and so am weary of getting my steroids as of yet (the potential risks of these long term are quite serious and so I have tried to always put them off for as long as possible)..." [Read more]
"Well, treatment night #2... There is a new nurse at the hospital who gave me my injection this afternoon. Really interesting french lady who usually works at Muscle White. She was the one who signed me in tonight and even though she's really nice I was feeling just a little sad having thought that [Read more]
