Friday and Saturday, I felt so good. Then Sunday & Monday I fought a fever. Monday night I felt so much better, I thought I had turned the corner. Then what happened?
Oh yeah, the rash. I've had a non-itchy but visually notable rash on my back. This plus the unexplained fevers meant i got a visit from the Infectious Diseases docs. They determined I ought to be switched to a different antibio. So at about 10 on Tuesday night, this new drug is being infused and within a couple minutes, I am ITCHING! So I call the nurse and she administers Benadryl and slows the infusion speed but I don' t think it had helped much before I started dealing with another fever. All in all one of the worst nights of my life. A second dose of Benadryl got the itching under control. But then I was so hot and achy it was hard to sleep. Then yesterday I felt hung over from how much Ambien I'd taken to try to sleep.
I have had 2 or 3 subsequent doses without incident: I get Benadryl first and they use the slower infusion rate. Last night was a much more restful night. Also yesterday, a CT scan of my lungs showed I have some Pneumonia. So now I have another pill - an oral antibiotic.
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Bless your heart, Diane. You are definitely on a long and winding road. Please know that you are always on my mind and in my prayers, dear sister.
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I love you.
What a journey. I echo Deb - bless your heart, and your lungs, too! I hope things get under control with the itching and all the other side effects. You are a warrior.
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