Hi Dear Friends, It is Debs in FL

April 25, 2005

Hello to all of my dear RA family members.

Well, I just got home from another hospital confinement. I have changed

doctors and have some new information. They did a MRI of my right " no knee " and

saw infectious fluid and the nex day or maybe the same day (( was pretty much

out of things due to medication) they cultured my right leg and I have a very

deep bone infection (mrsa) growing in mass quantities. I also cultured out a

bladder infection. So they put me on 2 IV antibiotics and then put me in an

isolation room. They also discovered that due to the various diseases I am

fighting and the medications used to treat them, I was walking around with a

hemogobin of 5 and virtually no iron in my system. So more IV's and blood

transfusions. I finally stabilized and was able to be released home with home

nursing

care, IV's and procrit injections twice a week. I also have to see a

hemotologist to start IV iron infusions asap. The IV iron cannot be given at

home

due to the danger of the infusions and my depleted condition. The new doctor is

very straight forward and talks to me that way also because she knows how

much I have been thru and have heard everythng before. This infection was

pretty

evere n it's own right. My temp went up to 102.4 and a sugar count of over

400. As always, we had our problems in getting me admitted because my PCP

REFUSED to treat saying that he would be busy all week long and that they should

get a hospitalist from my insurance company. Using this approach was actually

the best thing that could have happened for me. Oh well !!!!!

We are very busy right now getting ready for 's wedding on July 9,

2005. She has gotten her dress and her two sisters are ging to be co-maids of

honor and they got their dresses. Don't know where those babies went to that I

brought home from the hospital!!!!!!! It is going to be a very small family

affair of about 50 people. There is nothing like seeing a happy bride to

forget your own problems.

I am in a lot of pain rght now, some of the redness has disappeared, but it

is still soooooo painful. Please forgive me for my frequent absence, but you

know that you are all close to my mind and my heart. Yikes, this really hurrts

and they are slowly talking about possible amputation. Just trying to take

one day at a time.

Gentle, tender angel hugs to each and everyone of you!!!!!!

Debs in FL

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