Ok...I know I have been sick, ok I know that I have been REALLY sick...sick enough that yes I am sure for the 27th time I should have been in the hospital.
I have pretty much been on 1000mgs of Amox, 600mgs Omnicef, Xopenex breathing treatments, inhalers and snuck some pred in there for the last 9 days.
Today was Remicade day...I went no temp, found out I have lost another inch (so I am pissed about that) use to be 5'9 now I am 5'7 thanks AS and my Doc decides well because you are so sick all the time..I would like you to have a chest xray to make sure you are clear.
I understand but knowing I REALLY need this infusion to get the freakin $5000.00 deductible out of the way, so me and Tori drive to another office wait, wait, wait get the xrays bring them back with me, get in the car and I pull them out and look at them....CRAP I STILL freakin have pneumonia. So I take them back and not wanting to sound like a know it all or the Dr wanna be I am give them the xrays....Martha Ann (Docs wife) comes in and says well 3 of us have deduced that you still have pneumonia......Sooooooo no infusion today MAYBE in 10 days IF he doesn't want me to do another round of antibiotics.
THAT I am told is how precarious my health is...my Doc said Lisa with your history and the fact that we give you such high doses every 4 weeks if we infuse you today you would almost with certainty wind up in the hospital...I have had some patients get over pneumonia thinking they were over it got infused wound up in the hospital and because the infection was so great and their resistance was so low they died...you are one of those catagory of people.
I gave him a big hug and told him thanks for looking out for me, hopefully see him in 10 days...I know he is right but I so needed this for the deductible for the family and for our meds now this will push any of us getting our meds, Ethans therapy, my therapy all that back to at least March 1st..but hey Im alive right???
Guess I will swallow another Omnicef and go back to bed, thanks for listening.
Hugs,
Lisa
