Archive for February, 2013:

Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 7 – Discharged

02/13/2013: 4:35: I am awaken by labratory.  They are coming into draw a peripheral culture.  She sticks my arm with no problems and takes a half bottle of blood for the culture.  She also pulls some blood for a blood test and trough. 4:50: My nurse comes in and takes 2 syringes of blood.  She

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 6 – Mardi Gras Day

02/12/2013: Mardi Gras Day, so much for going out to the parade route to St. Charles Avenue for my normal parade spot. 5:00: I am awake.  I turn on the TV and start watching the Mardi Gras coverage.  Mainly the weather reports for the day, and the people already roaming about on the route and

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 5

02/11/2013: Lundi Gras!  So much for my Mardi Gras Parades tonight, just here in the hospital.  However I am feeling better. 4:30: I am awaken by my nurse who is her to take blood for some blood work. 5:00: I am back asleep. 7:30: I am awaken by the nurse coming to take vitals, oh

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 4

02/10/2013: 4:30: The nurse comes in and takes my vitals.  No blood work for me today.I tell her that it is still warm in the room and I am uncomfortable.  She takes my vitals and then tells me she will go check about getting another room for me. 4:40: The nurse comes back and tells

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 3

02/09/2013: 4:30: Another wake up call, another round of blood work to see what my blood levels are.  My crit has been falling, and that’s not good.  I doze back off after the blood is taken. 7:30: Shift change, awakened again by the nurse coming in to take the vitals.  My temperature has finally cleared

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 2

02/08/2013: 4:30: They wake me up to draw some blood for checking my blood count levels.  I doze back off shortly after. 7:30: I wake up, shift change, vitals time, temperature and blood pressure.  I have a temp back down to 100. so my temp is back to a reasonable one, but still a temp

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Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 1

Infection – Fever – Hospitalized – Day 1 – Chemo Therapy Round 2 – Cycle 1 + 17: 02/07/2013: 4:30: I get up out of bed to use the bathroom, I have been tossing and turning all night long and have been unable to sleep. It is storming outside when I exit my room and my

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