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Update
Hi you all. This is my second attempt at
making an entry, so this one will be much shorter
John and I are back from the hospital. He
has bronchitis and Influenza B. They ran a lot of tests on him, and yes, they
can test for the flu nowadays. That surprised me, I didn't know they could test
for a viral infection. So he has a bacterial infection (bronchitis) and a viral
infection (the flu).
He was given Tamaflu (for the
flu) and Levaquin (for bronchitis). I was surprised, once again, that there was
a medication that could help one get over the flu. The doctor said it speeds
you through the recovery process. Wow, imagine that.
So John just woke up after a few hours of
sleep in his own bed. His temperature is 102.1 degrees right now. Drat. I
thought it would go down, but I guess not. Maybe it will go up for awhile. At
least he doesn't have "gram negative bacteria", which could be deadly.
Actually, he probably doesn't have anything extremely serious, but he
could. I just read on John's discharge sheet a few minutes ago that there were
some additional cultures that were done last night, and they take 24 hours to
grow, and if the doctor finds anything in a day or two when the results of
the cultures come back, he will notify us.
One more thing. John's immunities are
very low. They did a test at the hospital. But his immune system
is not compromised enough to keep him in the hospital. So they released him
into my care at home.
They told me John would have to stay in
bed 10 days.
So, like, I am going to be plenty tired,
as my fibro is acting up and my shoulder/arm is trying to heal. And I am going
to have to do everything myself, as well as take care of John. Oh well. I am
just so tired, because we have had a lot going on lately. I need to take it one
day at a time, one thing at a time, so I don't get overwhelmed.
Okay, let me get this posted before it
gets eaten or I delete it, LOL. I need to get back to John also. And go to the
drug store and get him some medication.
I will have to take the bus, as my
narcolepsy will not allow me to drive yet. Ugh, there is a transfer and it will
take hours before I get home, between getting the script filled and waiting in
line between transfers, LOL. There is, like, a half hour to an hour wait for a
switch over to the next bus when I transfer!
Thank you all for your support and
prayers. I am sorry if I scared you with that last entry, saying John was so
sick. He could be a lot worse. Poor guy feels miserable though.
Okay, off to get some things
done.
Love you all, Krissy
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