Update on my sis who is in intensive care: Things look much better in the last couple of days. Her lungs had filled up with byproducts of the bodies waste to fend off infection. She was only able to use about 1/4 of her lungs, the rest had filled up with fluids. We believe she is over the influenza and the pneumonia, now the body needs to get rid of the waste. They have her on 3 kinds of antibiotics.
That's info she got from j's X's page and he doesn't know shit. He's only been up there a couple of times and doesn't even check on her at all. Janas been moved twice now since icu 2 days ago. All good moves. She does still have pneumonia and the flu. coughing and spitting up but at least they feel confident that she can move ahead without the constant monitoring that has been going on for the past week. Today was a good day. She was able to walk to the end of the hall and back twice and was able to eat a couple of things (and keep them down) at both breakfast and lunch. Cpap and cathader removed. Temp ok. Lots of med changes especially from IV to oral. I'm feeling much better today than yesterday. Jm apologizes for the misinformation and has updated her site. I don't know since you all know that J and I do not get into the FB thing.
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thank you for everyones prayers. The doctors even commented that they couldnt believe how quickly I was recovering from such a severe pneumonia. The doctors mentioned over and over that women in my age getting hit the hardest. There was a 26 yr old on a ventilator when I was there :frown:
I did request that people did not come up to visit because I really really needed help and rest. It was hard enough talking on the phone when anyone called but all your calls, thoughts, cards, posts in the Cooler and prayers were very much needed and appreciated. thank you.
I've been home a few days now. The flu is gone but still quite weak with remenants of this pneumonia. I have trouble climbing my own stairs without stopping near the top to breathe. I feel like I'm lifting an extra 50 pounds when I try to stand. The dizziness has subsided though. I am taking 7 different prescriptions, including pain pills for the emmense soreness in my ribcage (have you ever fell on your tailbone? you try to stand up and tht pressure pulls downward and painful? thats what my lungs and rib areas feel like). Besides the flu and pneumonia I had hyperemesis which messed with my hormones. Sucked bigtime. I lost my sense of taste and every smell was heightened where just about any smell made me puke. I hope to go back to work this Friday for a few hours just to see how I do. I can only suck to 2500 on that breathing machine out of 5000 and I have a metallic taste still in my mouth (which could be from the fluids they pumped me with). I still wake up feeling like I have the oxygen mask on my face and grasp at my nose to pull it away from my face. I've never been in ICU, there were at least 3 scary moments that I can even remember (composine mixed w delodid which paralized most of my body (I tried talking but no one could tell what I was saying), adavan mixed with delodid and seeing my h2o drop to 51 on the monitor and then hearing my doctor tell me he was moving me to ICU (later to find out he was gonna have me intibated but thank goodness I held on my own!) It actually broke my spirit and I broke down and cried. Some weird things that happened that were probably drug induced - I talked to people that wern't even in the room and talked in my sleep and answered questions to questions that weren't even being asked. At first I liked the nebulizer treatments cause I was getting air but when I went to this cpak thing every 4 hours for 1 hour at a time around the clock just broke me down more and the taste of the medicine in it just made my tastebuds worse. The highlight of being in the hospital was when my daughters came to visit me on Halloween night all dressed in their costumes and for Brad being there by my side when I slept and talked in my sleep and your encouragement through my pestimistic attitude and throwing up.
I know many of you in the Cooler have been through some really rough life threatening times and are mostly quiet about it overall. If I think of other things I may post them since this is my thread and a good place to throw out a journal post occasionally. I guess I'm writing this more for me and my memory since my memory was mostly a blur and I don't want to fully forget this happened.
I can't wait to be able to get out and disc golf!!!
Thank you again for all your prayers. I was on a couple prayer chains and I do think the prayers helped. I had some angels there with me. Thankyou my El Shaddai.
the physical therapist came out today - he went through the same thing as me except with 5 kids (single parent, can't work). He told me to walk and get sunshine and then lots of rest. So when I was getting chastised by family that I must be fine just because I am up and walking. Its part of the therapy. Oh, you must be doing better because you are up or out - screw you! sorry have to vent. My work called and won't let me come back til Monday now and they want to change my hours because someone else quit. It actually benefits me but the hours suck.
OT, I just bought 2 new discs the day before I came down sick so I am eager to use them. I am going to see 2012 on opening day!
something ironic - 14 months later and both CM and I had the same doctor. We were even on the same floor exept at the complete opposite corners of the hospital.
and for those of you who are in the elite ICU group and have survived...
funny, thats where the "open" pocket was to hold some heart monitoring device. No pics allowed.
notes:
Percoset sucks! Thursday night 1 percoset with food - still sick :frown:
still coughing congestion and aweful left lung & rib pain - no pain killers are even 50% helping. Almost like those of you who have put your back out and need help getting up. I'm worried about going back to work Monday afternoon. I can say that the movie theater has been theraputic. I sit upright so little hurt cept when moving or coughing.
I ended up seeing 4 movies over the last 48 hours because of it.
I'm sorry you're still not feeling up to par,me2. You more than likely have bruised some muscles from all that coughing. But you're an incredibly lucky woman. A friend's 29 year old daughter died from HINI last week and had similar symptoms as you. When I heard about the progress of her illness I was blown away when I realized they were the same as yours.
So take care of yourself and maybe work will help distract you from the discomfort you're still feeling.
I wonder if thats the same woman who was still in ICU when they transfered me out. I am sorry that happened to her :frown:
This flu began slow but when it took over...it took over lightning fast and then another long slow recovery! I was/am lucky (felt sick coming on Thursday Oct 8th - I was down sick on my couch the evening of Sat Oct 10th.- stayed in bed and got help from others until I was as weak as I was when pregnant with hyperemesis - on Oct 21st went to Urgent Care. They took xrays and said I had the flu and bad cough and sent me home with cough surup w codiene. I threw that up. Went to the ER at United on Mon, Oct 26th. They took xrays, I had mild phnemonia and they decided to send me home with percoset and nebulizer. I was miserable that night and went to the ER at Woodwinds the next night. They took xrays and the phnemonia got worse - thank god they decided to keep me. 2 days later I was moved to ICU!
xrays were worse - but it didnt stay severe for more than about 3 days when they moved me back to a regular room. but even this recovery amazes me! I am a strong person in general.
People are rarely sympathetic to illnesses unless they have been through it themselves either directly or have seen a loved one go through an illness. I am forever sypathetic to anyone now who this happens to.
I feel like I am a stock market graph ..steady sick then a spike really sick and then mine dropped in recovery quick and has stayed steady weak. where as some may stay steady at that spike.
second day back. so far so good. I didn't take peoples advice when they say to "take it easy". I pushed it last night when I felt good for once. I tried to carry a package in to the house and I fell twice from weakness and stupid new shoes. my ribs were feeling better yesterday until I did that. Hurt all night. getting new more drugs tomorrow.
Here's a news clip that aired earlier this week about the daughter of a friend of mine who died on the 13th from HINI. Her symptoms were so similar to me2's that it is scary. me2 asked me to post it.
very funny!!
 :sad: :crying:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTX6DxJ5G8&feature=fvst
 :sad: :crying:
I think its more for CM LOL!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKPRqjnqlTY&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DfblfF2_R0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO2nqcN3EGg&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4aiH0AiXBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfOYufGFiZg&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr4VEbt4zSw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psc7eimMtv0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-sNIWi2fLs&feature=channel
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I know
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters
Fun concert last night :cool:
Update on my sis who is in intensive care: Things look much better in the last couple of days. Her lungs had filled up with byproducts of the bodies waste to fend off infection. She was only able to use about 1/4 of her lungs, the rest had filled up with fluids. We believe she is over the influenza and the pneumonia, now the body needs to get rid of the waste. They have her on 3 kinds of antibiotics.
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I did request that people did not come up to visit because I really really needed help and rest. It was hard enough talking on the phone when anyone called but all your calls, thoughts, cards, posts in the Cooler and prayers were very much needed and appreciated. thank you.
I've been home a few days now. The flu is gone but still quite weak with remenants of this pneumonia. I have trouble climbing my own stairs without stopping near the top to breathe. I feel like I'm lifting an extra 50 pounds when I try to stand. The dizziness has subsided though. I am taking 7 different prescriptions, including pain pills for the emmense soreness in my ribcage (have you ever fell on your tailbone? you try to stand up and tht pressure pulls downward and painful? thats what my lungs and rib areas feel like). Besides the flu and pneumonia I had hyperemesis which messed with my hormones. Sucked bigtime. I lost my sense of taste and every smell was heightened where just about any smell made me puke. I hope to go back to work this Friday for a few hours just to see how I do. I can only suck to 2500 on that breathing machine out of 5000 and I have a metallic taste still in my mouth (which could be from the fluids they pumped me with). I still wake up feeling like I have the oxygen mask on my face and grasp at my nose to pull it away from my face. I've never been in ICU, there were at least 3 scary moments that I can even remember (composine mixed w delodid which paralized most of my body (I tried talking but no one could tell what I was saying), adavan mixed with delodid and seeing my h2o drop to 51 on the monitor and then hearing my doctor tell me he was moving me to ICU (later to find out he was gonna have me intibated but thank goodness I held on my own!) It actually broke my spirit and I broke down and cried. Some weird things that happened that were probably drug induced - I talked to people that wern't even in the room and talked in my sleep and answered questions to questions that weren't even being asked. At first I liked the nebulizer treatments cause I was getting air but when I went to this cpak thing every 4 hours for 1 hour at a time around the clock just broke me down more and the taste of the medicine in it just made my tastebuds worse. The highlight of being in the hospital was when my daughters came to visit me on Halloween night all dressed in their costumes and for Brad being there by my side when I slept and talked in my sleep and your encouragement through my pestimistic attitude and throwing up.
I know many of you in the Cooler have been through some really rough life threatening times and are mostly quiet about it overall. If I think of other things I may post them since this is my thread and a good place to throw out a journal post occasionally. I guess I'm writing this more for me and my memory since my memory was mostly a blur and I don't want to fully forget this happened.
I can't wait to be able to get out and disc golf!!!
Thank you again for all your prayers. I was on a couple prayer chains and I do think the prayers helped. I had some angels there with me. Thankyou my El Shaddai.
My favorite sentence in your post. You're making plans! Happy to see you back, me2!
the physical therapist came out today - he went through the same thing as me except with 5 kids (single parent, can't work). He told me to walk and get sunshine and then lots of rest. So when I was getting chastised by family that I must be fine just because I am up and walking. Its part of the therapy. Oh, you must be doing better because you are up or out - screw you! sorry have to vent. My work called and won't let me come back til Monday now and they want to change my hours because someone else quit. It actually benefits me but the hours suck.
OT, I just bought 2 new discs the day before I came down sick so I am eager to use them. I am going to see 2012 on opening day!
and for those of you who are in the elite ICU group and have survived...
notes:
Percoset sucks! Thursday night 1 percoset with food - still sick :frown:
still coughing congestion and aweful left lung & rib pain - no pain killers are even 50% helping. Almost like those of you who have put your back out and need help getting up. I'm worried about going back to work Monday afternoon. I can say that the movie theater has been theraputic. I sit upright so little hurt cept when moving or coughing.
I ended up seeing 4 movies over the last 48 hours because of it.
2012 twice - great movie
The Box - okay
Michael Jackson documentary - I'm glad I saw it
So take care of yourself and maybe work will help distract you from the discomfort you're still feeling.
This flu began slow but when it took over...it took over lightning fast and then another long slow recovery! I was/am lucky (felt sick coming on Thursday Oct 8th - I was down sick on my couch the evening of Sat Oct 10th.- stayed in bed and got help from others until I was as weak as I was when pregnant with hyperemesis - on Oct 21st went to Urgent Care. They took xrays and said I had the flu and bad cough and sent me home with cough surup w codiene. I threw that up. Went to the ER at United on Mon, Oct 26th. They took xrays, I had mild phnemonia and they decided to send me home with percoset and nebulizer. I was miserable that night and went to the ER at Woodwinds the next night. They took xrays and the phnemonia got worse - thank god they decided to keep me. 2 days later I was moved to ICU!
xrays were worse - but it didnt stay severe for more than about 3 days when they moved me back to a regular room. but even this recovery amazes me! I am a strong person in general.
People are rarely sympathetic to illnesses unless they have been through it themselves either directly or have seen a loved one go through an illness. I am forever sypathetic to anyone now who this happens to.
I feel like I am a stock market graph ..steady sick then a spike really sick and then mine dropped in recovery quick and has stayed steady weak. where as some may stay steady at that spike.
second day back. so far so good. I didn't take peoples advice when they say to "take it easy". I pushed it last night when I felt good for once. I tried to carry a package in to the house and I fell twice from weakness and stupid new shoes. my ribs were feeling better yesterday until I did that. Hurt all night. getting new more drugs tomorrow.
Whine whine whine. OK OK I'll just walk in on my own next time. Sheesh! :eyeroll:
I didn't say I was carrying junk in to the house! :pbpt:
 I think SOMEONE is feeling a lot better!
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/Loved-Ones-Mourn-St-Paul-H1N1-Victim-nov-18-2009