Hi again

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Hi Everyone,

I just read through my previous post about my " club med " stay. Here's

an update. First of all, I posted that my RBC count was elevated. It was

actually low, along with the Albumin, and the Hemoglobin. Any thoughts on

this? The DR. didn't seem very concerned about it. I'm still having a

little bit of the confusion, but not nearly as bad. It just takes my thought

process a little longer, before I can complete a sentence. I hope I never go

through the severe confusion again. It was soooo frustrating!

I called my GI the next day, and asked why I was being sent to an

infectious disease doc, and I was told that he never wrote the referral for

that. The nurse that discharged me, was a true witch, and she is the one

that wrote the discharge order for me to see an infectious disease doc.

I called today, and had the ERCP postponed until november 16th. I want

to give my body a chance to heal before going through that. Unfortunately

though, I'll have my PICC line out by then, and will have to get a regular

IV. I'm going to ask for them to surgically implant a central line (on my

chest near the heart, don't remember the correct term for this), so I won't

have to lose any more of my precious veins. My arms are bruised everywhere,

and very hard from where IV's have infiltrated.

Along with the remainder of the cholangitis infection, I'm now battling

thrush, and another yeast infection from the IV antibiotic. It's very

painful to eat, or even drink, so I'm hoping the meds for this will start

working soon. (Diflucan). The hospital didn't give me prenatal vitamins

while I was there, so I have the sores on the corners of my mouth again.

<sigh> How are ya'll doing? <smile>

Love,