Ayshela Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 So, Festival running and all.. and i'm trying to keep up, i swear i am.. and i've been deadly sick for almost six weeks now. so, yesterday i dragged myself to the doctor again.. having been to the doctor's office once and ER once already within that time frame and done full stints on antibiotics.. and he checks me over and mumbles and reads the nurse's notes and doesn't sound happy and sends me down for chest x-rays and *really* doesn't sound happy.. and comes back and tells me that he can't do the lab work to verify it because the antibiotics i've already taken will nullify the test, but symptomatically it's classic whooping cough (pertussis). and oh, by the way, i have pneumonia with that. and i'll be on heavy antibiotics and vicodin cough syrup for two weeks. and by the way this is wildly contagious and he'll have to notify the health department. and by this point i'm beginning to wonder if i should have greeted him with "either fix it or shoot me, please? either one would hurt less." so.. i'll be here, and i'll keep up as best i can, but it will be in fits and spurts where sometimes i'll have two hours i can stay here and sometimes i'll fade out after five minutes. Hell, gotta keep this going, eh? prolly gonna be most of the christmas i have, at this rate. *sigh* so, yeah. i swear, i am still here.. sort of.. sometimes.. :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Portrait of Zool Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Take good care Ayshela - and get plenty of rest! We'll keep, though you know we'll always miss you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zariah Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Awwwww sweetie!!!! I'm so sad that you are sick, and for so long, and that it's dragging on and on! You take care, I'll say a prayer, and wish that you get better as soon as possible. (By the way, I'm back) *Hugs* (B/c even though you are contagious right now in person, internet hugs and huggles and glomps are the BEST way to show we care and love you.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaious, Master of Time Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 *huggles* That sucks.*huggles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Wyrd Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryphon Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Doctors... it'd be nice if they'd managed to mention this to you the first time you visited the doctor... or maybe the second even... Hugs Hope you get better soon Ayshela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Zariah - I read that three or four times before I finally figured out it said "sad" not "glad"! Boy was I confused. Ayshela - *hugs* I'll do the best I can to keep your workload down. Rest when you need to and Get well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venefyxatu Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Being ill isn't healthy, so get well soon! On a lighter (and hopefully a "cheer-you-up" kind of) note : if you're coughing all the time, now you know what Raistlin feels like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrfalcon Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Ayshela - I believe there's a quote about 'when it rains, it pours'? *Gyrfalcon gives her a hug* Stay strong and I hope the medication helps get you through these things as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salinye Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Ayshela, I'm really sorry to hear you are so sick, but I'm sure glad you reported your findings here. One of my best friends has been sick like you since November 1st and been through two rounds of antibiotics and still is hacking like nothing else and needs to be in bed a lot. I'm going to suggest to her that she have her doctor check her for Pertussis. No wonder our children are immunized for it, eh? Would have been nice if those immunizations were around when we were little! I sincerely hope you get over this soon. ~Salinye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayshela Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Thank you, all of you. Heavy doses of antibiotics do seem to be making a difference... I'm actually beginning to feel a bit more human and less likely to keel over at any given moment. I'm hoping that trend continues! Sal - while i can't say i'm hoping that's what's wrong with your friend, i do hope that if it IS that she gets diagnosed and treated promptly. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, much less someone's best friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Had to translate it from pertussis to Keuchhusten (german) to kinkhoest (dutch) to know what's wrong hun, and when I reached that point my response was: kinkhoest?! wow That's indeed what I got shots for at younger age like Salinye mentioned..among several other things. Glad the anti-biotics seem to work this time. You have my best wishes, my thoughts and lotsa bucket's of luck that the drugs will actually get rid of it completely *hugs* Get well soon, this place isn't the same without you prowling the corridors, smirking and giggling at your own thoughts and evil-ish plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zariah Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Zariah - I read that three or four times before I finally figured out it said "sad" not "glad"! Boy was I confused.Katzaniel--- ??? I wrote it correctly right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincunx Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Odd to say, but I'm almost glad to hear that you have a good, solid diagnosis--better the enemy you know, and know how to medicate--although I'll agree that it might have been welcome a tad sooner. Salinye--Now you have me curious, I was born in 1980 and had this vaccination. We're not very far apart in age--or am I misreading you by thinking you didn't have the vaccination as a child? The misreading is more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynx Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 *hugs tightly* Take care of yourself, 'Shela. Please? For me? *nuzzles gently* We all want you back, not dead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Zariah: You did indeed. It was my own eyes playing tricks on me... sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Celes Crusader Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Along with antibiotics, rest is the best cure for pneumonia. Take good care of yourself and I'm pretty sure that Katz will help you running the Carnival as smoothly as you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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