From Carol to , PRAYERs was,,,update on W

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, Your in my Heart and In my prayers... Love ya, Hope the pain will go away or at lest just ease up ... praying Carol

update on W

I just got home from the hospital yesterday after a 5 day incarceration for another pancreatitis attack. I also have cellulitis in my left arm/hand. My arm started hurting Sunday morning, several hours before we went to the ER for my pancreatitis attack so I really don't know how I got the cellulitis. They started me on IV ancef on Wednesday. They sent me home yesterday since my pancreas has settled down again. However, I have to have 10 days of IV ancef for the cellulitis. They left my port a cath accessed so I can have the ancef IV push every 8 hours. The home health nurse came out last night to show me how to do it. It's very simple and not that much different from flushing the PICC line that I had from Sep to Dec of last year. The swelling is down in my arm, but it hurts so bad I can barely stand it. I've had cellulitis two times before but it never hurt this bad and within 24 hours on antibiotics, all pain was gone. The last time they only gave me oral keflex and the next day, the arm didn't hurt at all. The home health nurse called my internist and pain mgmt doc and talked to the docs on call. Of course, there's nothing they can call in that's stronger than what I already have. The pain doc on call did okay it for me to take the oxycodone every 4 hours instead of every 6. Told me to call my pain doc on Monday and let him know what's going on. Said if the pain is totally unbearable to go back to the ER. that's the last thing I want to do! I feel like total crap. I am so exhausted that even going to the bathroom seems almost impossible. I'm supposed to keep my arm/hand elevated with warm moist compresses. That does help some and typing this e-mail is definitely making things worse by the second. So, I'll quit for now. Just wanted to let everyone know where I've been and why you may not hear from me much for the next several days.

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