Update on me

July 22, 2010

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That would be an advantage! I never thought of that! I'm glad you have that extra knowledge, it is obviously coming in handy for you!

Update on me

Well the fun NEVER ENDS! I called the resident who is suppose to be my Dr. today to tell him about the side effects I'm having on Prednisone. He isn't working alone he is being over-seen by the Head Neuro-Ophthalmologi st who is in charge of all of the Ophthalmologist residents at the Beaumont Eye Institute in Royal Oak. I told him that I talked to a Pharmacist last night about my symptoms and he said that I should call you in the morning because a couple of them aren't normal. I told the resident about feeling tired and have a red sore throat that has blisters on it. The blisters are in the back of my throat so every time I swallow it hurts. He said that I should follow up with my PCP - Primary Care Physician. I said that I don't have one yet but have a scheduled appointment with her next week. However, she doesn't know me and doesn't know what has been happening with me. He said that he doesn't mean to brush me off onto my PCP but he is only concerned with treating my eye condition nothing else. Well, that PISSED ME OFF and I told him that he gave me the medication (Prednisone) that is causing this side effect so HE IS responsible for my care. I told him that he is suppose to monitor my condition. I went on to tell him that he should have empathy for his patients. I said you sure don't seem to care about what I'm going through! I told him that I want him to write down all of the symptoms I said and to show them to his supervisor then he or the supervisor has to call me back to tell me what I should do about my SORE RED throat with BLISTERS on it! The night before I had looked up the side effects of Prednisone and one of them is Oral Thrush which is a yeast infection of the mouth. It happens because Prednisone kills off the bacteria that are responsible for stopping yeast to grow in your body. Well that resident talked to his supervisor and called me back right away. He said that I had Oral Thrush! I told him that that's what I thought I had and that it's a yeast infection, he said that's right and that some people get infections while taking Prednisone. He told me that babies get thrush, and I thought SO WHAT, am I suppose to let it keep growing in my mouth and down my throat! He said that they could look at my throat if it's not getting any better. So, I told him that if I don't feel any better tomorrow or if my throat hurts worse I will call him again. Later, my neighbor called and told me that I have to get an antibiotic to treat the yeast infection (Oral Thrush) because it could spread down my throat and make swallowing harder.....TOO LATE, I can feel it in my throat NOW. I called my "new" PCP but she won't be back until Monday so I scheduled an appointment with another Dr. in her office. I hope I don't have to wait an hour to get in to see the Dr. and get some MEDS! Stupid resident should have sent a prescription to my pharmacy. Thank God my neighbor knew how serious is can get.Pray for me, Jen I

July 22, 2010

ï»¿

That would be an advantage! I never thought of that! I'm glad you have that extra knowledge, it is obviously coming in handy for you!

Update on me

Well the fun NEVER ENDS! I called the resident who is suppose to be my Dr. today to tell him about the side effects I'm having on Prednisone. He isn't working alone he is being over-seen by the Head Neuro-Ophthalmologi st who is in charge of all of the Ophthalmologist residents at the Beaumont Eye Institute in Royal Oak. I told him that I talked to a Pharmacist last night about my symptoms and he said that I should call you in the morning because a couple of them aren't normal. I told the resident about feeling tired and have a red sore throat that has blisters on it. The blisters are in the back of my throat so every time I swallow it hurts. He said that I should follow up with my PCP - Primary Care Physician. I said that I don't have one yet but have a scheduled appointment with her next week. However, she doesn't know me and doesn't know what has been happening with me. He said that he doesn't mean to brush me off onto my PCP but he is only concerned with treating my eye condition nothing else. Well, that PISSED ME OFF and I told him that he gave me the medication (Prednisone) that is causing this side effect so HE IS responsible for my care. I told him that he is suppose to monitor my condition. I went on to tell him that he should have empathy for his patients. I said you sure don't seem to care about what I'm going through! I told him that I want him to write down all of the symptoms I said and to show them to his supervisor then he or the supervisor has to call me back to tell me what I should do about my SORE RED throat with BLISTERS on it! The night before I had looked up the side effects of Prednisone and one of them is Oral Thrush which is a yeast infection of the mouth. It happens because Prednisone kills off the bacteria that are responsible for stopping yeast to grow in your body. Well that resident talked to his supervisor and called me back right away. He said that I had Oral Thrush! I told him that that's what I thought I had and that it's a yeast infection, he said that's right and that some people get infections while taking Prednisone. He told me that babies get thrush, and I thought SO WHAT, am I suppose to let it keep growing in my mouth and down my throat! He said that they could look at my throat if it's not getting any better. So, I told him that if I don't feel any better tomorrow or if my throat hurts worse I will call him again. Later, my neighbor called and told me that I have to get an antibiotic to treat the yeast infection (Oral Thrush) because it could spread down my throat and make swallowing harder.....TOO LATE, I can feel it in my throat NOW. I called my "new" PCP but she won't be back until Monday so I scheduled an appointment with another Dr. in her office. I hope I don't have to wait an hour to get in to see the Dr. and get some MEDS! Stupid resident should have sent a prescription to my pharmacy. Thank God my neighbor knew how serious is can get.Pray for me, Jen I

July 22, 2010

ï»¿

That would be an advantage! I never thought of that! I'm glad you have that extra knowledge, it is obviously coming in handy for you!

Update on me

Well the fun NEVER ENDS! I called the resident who is suppose to be my Dr. today to tell him about the side effects I'm having on Prednisone. He isn't working alone he is being over-seen by the Head Neuro-Ophthalmologi st who is in charge of all of the Ophthalmologist residents at the Beaumont Eye Institute in Royal Oak. I told him that I talked to a Pharmacist last night about my symptoms and he said that I should call you in the morning because a couple of them aren't normal. I told the resident about feeling tired and have a red sore throat that has blisters on it. The blisters are in the back of my throat so every time I swallow it hurts. He said that I should follow up with my PCP - Primary Care Physician. I said that I don't have one yet but have a scheduled appointment with her next week. However, she doesn't know me and doesn't know what has been happening with me. He said that he doesn't mean to brush me off onto my PCP but he is only concerned with treating my eye condition nothing else. Well, that PISSED ME OFF and I told him that he gave me the medication (Prednisone) that is causing this side effect so HE IS responsible for my care. I told him that he is suppose to monitor my condition. I went on to tell him that he should have empathy for his patients. I said you sure don't seem to care about what I'm going through! I told him that I want him to write down all of the symptoms I said and to show them to his supervisor then he or the supervisor has to call me back to tell me what I should do about my SORE RED throat with BLISTERS on it! The night before I had looked up the side effects of Prednisone and one of them is Oral Thrush which is a yeast infection of the mouth. It happens because Prednisone kills off the bacteria that are responsible for stopping yeast to grow in your body. Well that resident talked to his supervisor and called me back right away. He said that I had Oral Thrush! I told him that that's what I thought I had and that it's a yeast infection, he said that's right and that some people get infections while taking Prednisone. He told me that babies get thrush, and I thought SO WHAT, am I suppose to let it keep growing in my mouth and down my throat! He said that they could look at my throat if it's not getting any better. So, I told him that if I don't feel any better tomorrow or if my throat hurts worse I will call him again. Later, my neighbor called and told me that I have to get an antibiotic to treat the yeast infection (Oral Thrush) because it could spread down my throat and make swallowing harder.....TOO LATE, I can feel it in my throat NOW. I called my "new" PCP but she won't be back until Monday so I scheduled an appointment with another Dr. in her office. I hope I don't have to wait an hour to get in to see the Dr. and get some MEDS! Stupid resident should have sent a prescription to my pharmacy. Thank God my neighbor knew how serious is can get.Pray for me, Jen I

July 22, 2010

Stacey, I think that your post was the most beautiful post I've ever read. Especially: keep thinking positive thoughts. meditate on the positive and you will

see remarkable results. your body is out of balance right now and it

needs special attention that only you can give. imagine yourself happy,

healthy and blessed. you are loved by so many --turn that love into the

strength you need. The Dr. said that I may not be able to get rid of the yeast infection until I'm off of the steroids. The steroids caused this by lowering my immune system so much that it wasn't able to prevent the yeast from growing. That said, I'm thankful for the steroids because they are healing my eye. Next Wednesday I will have an MRI done. I'm trying to think positive and hope that the Dr.'s diagnosis was wrong and that I will be fine. You are right that I can help myself by staying positive. The stress and sheer terror of this situation is what has gotten to me because I know that the infection will be gone sooner or later and I can live with that. I've all ready started de-stressing my life by telling the agency I work for

that I won't be able to return until at least after July 28th when my medication is done. But if I'm still feeling weak, tired or still have the yeast infection, I will tell them that I can't work. until I'm well and will call them. My health is far MORE important than my job! I've been eating Dannon Lite & Fit Raspberry Gogi, do you think that one is good? I like yogurts that are blended without the fruit to stir in. Can you tell me a few that would be all right for me to eat? I tried the Yoplait Light but it was way too sweet and hurt my throat. What about eating non-fat cottage cheese with applesauce? I read on the Mayo Clinic site that eating yogurts containing Lactobacillus acidophilus or bifidobacterium can help. Do you know which yogurts have those bacterias? The Mayo clinic article I

found also says to limit the amount of sugar and yeast which is no problem since it burns my throat. I can't eat much salt either because the Prednisone raises my sodium level and lowers potassium and calcium. I've been drinking ice water. Also, I've been drinking skim milk and taking my medicine with it to coat my stomach. And yes I've been trying to eat small meals spaced through

out the day. What about Special K breakfast drink or Muscle milk, would those be ok for me to drink? I don't have any way of making shakes/smoothies. I did have mashed potatoes tonight and ate some applesauce, a few times this week. Yea baby food would be good for my throat because it really hurts. I think the thrush went down my throat because it hurts A LOT when I swallow. The Prednisone killed my appetitie long before the thrush did but having thrush makes it even more difficult for me to force myself to eat. If you don't know any specific yogurt or other food that would be low in sugar, can you tell me how many mg of sugar would be ok to eat? I'm getting concerned because I'm losing weight and I KNOW it's not healthy because I haven't been getting in enough calories. I would appreciate it, if you have the time. Wow the prednisone is great

for helping my eye and ankle but it's really bad for my throat.Thanks Stacey and sorry so LONG! JenSubject: Re: Update on meTo: exercisevideos Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 7:18 PM

jen,

yes, i've known mom's who had to take nystatin--don't be surprised if this is slow at getting rid of the infection--ask the md how long before you will see results (because you may need a stronger prescription if the nystatin doesn't kill all of the yeast). hoping you have relief soon! sometimes yeast is tricky to get rid of.

remember the best yogurts are the ones with the least added sugar and the most live bacteria. drink ice water, eat small meals spaced through out the day. shakes/smoothies, mashed potatoes, applesauce, any fairly bland soft food without alot of sugar. this may sound silly but baby food may be good right now since it is pureed and a small amount. you probably have no appetite because it hurts to eat...

keep thinking positive thoughts. meditate on the positive and you will see remarkable results. your body is out of balance right now and it needs special attention that only you can give. imagine yourself happy, healthy and blessed. you are loved by so many --turn that love into the strength you need.

stacey

July 22, 2010