When I saw my primary doctor to discuss the high heart rate and the disappointing response from from the stool sample, she made two changes: she doubled my beta blocker for the heart rate and put me on an intense 14 day drug regime to hopefully get rid of that horrible infection in my intestines. I still have a week to go on the infection drug and another week after that before I can test the stool sample.
It's with a big smile on my face that I say the high heart rate is finally down below 100 so we've progress on that. It's so nice NOT to feel like I'm constantly running a race. It also tired me out.
I called my Pulmonary specialist because both my home nurse and my primary doctor found a place by my right lower lung that was suspect and the first thing I had to do was a chest X-ray for the doctor to examine. She called me the next day to say I had to make an immediate appointment at the hospital for an urgent fluid drainage on the left lung area. I may have told you last time they drained my (right) lung area it wasn't at all painful. This time it was just the opposite. They took a liter off and it was very painful. At one point they suspected that the lung was collapsing on the bottom so I had to stay at the hospital for hours in case they had to do surgery. They X-rayed and had it read by a the radiation doctor each time. Finally hours later and 2 more X-rays the hospital released me.
I've been feeling a little better every day since coming home. The drug for the intestine infection does take the edge off my appetite but I try to clean my plate knowing that it does me more good.
Dennis is coming for Easter weekend and we're looking forward to that. He'll be surprised by the heat since he was here last. It does seem like it came early this year. Whatever the heat we'll have a great time while he's here.
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