Friday August 7

I'm still in the hospital.   They are trying to control my pain and nausea with oral meds before sending me home.  They are weaning me off of the iv meds and onto the oral.  It's probably going to take a couple of days for my body to adjust so who knows when I'll get out of here.

I finished watching orange is the new black today.  Now I just have to find something else to occupy my time.   Colin came in this morning bright and early and stayed with me for a few hours.  Cyndee came in this afternoon which was a nice surprise.   She stopped on her way home from work.   Then Brooke came with Libby.   They brought me cards, a word search book, nail polish and lip gloss.   It was a nice surprise.  They all stayed for a couple of hours.  After they left I watched a movie.  

My day wasn't too exciting today other than my visitors.  Mom and Dad went to Altoona this weekend for a visit.   Mom is losing her voice and had a sore throat so it's good they aren't home because I don't want to get sick and I know she'll want to come and visit.   Amber and the boys are sick too so they are staying away.

I really don't have anything new to report.  We still didn't get the results from the blood cultures they took yesterday.  Hopefully they are clear and there's no infection.  I am getting pretty sleepy.  I'm going to lay down and hopefully I will get some sleep tonight.   Until then, have a good night! 

Thursday August 6

This morning I woke up feeling like crap.   The nurse took my blood pressure and it was 84/56.  My heart rate was 126.  They called the doctor and he came to my room to do an assessment.   They decided to discontinue the medicine they started this week and gave me a bolus of fluids.  

My pain was getting worse as the day progressed.  The doctor was finally able to give me medicine to help with the nausea and pain.  

I've been spending my evening watching Orange is the New Black.  There's something about trash TV that makes me feel better about how crappy things are for me at times.   

I'm feeling a little better this evening because my favorite nurse Katy is on duty this evening and she will be with me until 7 tomorrow morning.  That's my positive for today.  

I am going to lay down and hopefully get some rest tonight.   Until tomorrow....goodnight.

Wednesday August 5

Still in the hospital yet again today.  They are keeping me overnight to monitor my output and to see whether or not the medicine they have me on is working to slow things down.

My day was pretty uneventful today.   Mom and Colin came in to visit.   I also had a nice surprise visit from my friend Lisa and her boys Chance and Chase.  It was a nice break in the day.  They stayed for a little bit and she brought me some magazines and hand sanitizer :). You have to love her!!!   

This evening I've been watching Orange is the new Black on Netflix.   I'm almost done with season 3.  I just remembered that I have two redbox movies at the house.  They are going to end up costing me a boatload of money.  I rented them last week.   Oh well.....

Colin said everything is put away at his Mom's.   That's good news.  Hopefully he got the TV hung and we can actually sleep in our bed instead of on the couch.  It will be nice going home and not worrying about all of the boxes scattered throughout the house and wondering how it is going to get put away.  

I'm going to try to lay down and get some rest tonight. I will touch base tomorrow.   Hopefully I have good news that I'm being discharged.   Have a good night!  Sweet dreams!

Tuesday August 4

I'm still in the hospital.  I'm waiting for the doctor to tell me whether or not I'm staying another night.  He's going to have to make his rounds soon because they will need a ton order from him if I'm staying.  I've paged the nurse a couple of times but haven't seen anyone yet.   I got out of bed today, showered, and went for a walk to the gift shop.  I got a couple of things to keep me busy.  

Apparently they are short staffed right now on the floor because the nurses are scarce.   It's really unusual.  I'm not sure what's going on.   I really don't have too much to say today.  I'm just laying here and waiting.  Hopefully the nurse comes soon.  My pump keeps beeping and pretty soon it is going to drive me to insanity.  

I will keep you posted if anything changes at all.   Until then.....have a good evening. 

Monday August 3

I'm still in the hospital.   They are keeping me overnight yet tonight.  Hopefully I will be well enough to go home tomorrow.   Should be interesting.

I actually slept last night into this morning.  I don't recall but apparently they came and got blood and I slept right through it.  

The doctor called Mary in Pittsburgh and they have come up with a plan for me to follow.  They just have to make sure that insurance is on board with it.  

So until tomorrow.....goodnight!

Sunday August 2

Last night was a rough night.  I was up dry-heaving most of the night.   It was definitely no fun at all!  My day today has consisted of me trying to catch up from last night.  I tried napping but everyone keeps waking me up.

I'm just laying here now and trying to get some rest.  I hope that tonight goes a little better.   Dr.  Harborson thinks that I need to be monitored another night so I'm here now and staying until he thinks I'm well enough to go home.

I've been trying to organize myself for the golf tournament.  There's a lot to be done in a little bit of time.  It's going to be a hectic day.   Well....for now....I'm going to lay back down.   Until tomorrow....goodnight!

Saturday August 1

After waiting 2 1/2 hours in the waiting room last night I was finally seen in the ER.   By the time they took me back I was shaking uncontrollably, having a hard time breathing and vomiting non-stop.  The doctor in the ER asked if I was feeling anxious.  I told him I felt extremely restless like I couldn't sit still.  He thought maybe it was a reaction to the phenergan.  

After the nurses checked my PICC line to make sure the iv was good, they gave me a dose of zofran, a dose of Benadryl and a dose of dilaudid.  I started to feel better almost immediately.  The doctor said that it almost proves that the symptoms I was having is because of the medication.  He said they should keep me overnight to monitor me so I was admitted.

I saw Dr. Harborson today and he agreed that he thought it was the phenergan.  I've been taking it a lot so it could have been an underlying cause of my symptoms for a while now.  It's crazy to me that they give you a medicine for something and that med creates a whole new set of symptoms.   

For now they are putting phenergan on my allergy list so that no one else gives it to me.  I am currently just laying in my hospital bed and watching Bravo.  Trash tv is the best when you feel like this.  I'm being kept overnight tonight as well because I'm still not feeling the best.  Hopefully we are on to something with the phenergan and I don't have those symptoms anymore.  It was pretty scary.

Praying that I will be well enough to go home tomorrow.   I will touch base a little later.   Have a good day.