Came in to hospital on Wednesday as planned, was started on Amoxicillin and Gentamycin. After being in for a week I got my needle out and was sent to the Western for my MRI scan. So now I'm back on my IV's, still in hospital and just playing a waiting game til they decide what to do with me :(
Will update when I have more info................
Sunday 28 February 2010
Saturday 13 February 2010
What a week that was :(
I was back at Gartnavel last Thursday to get started on IV's again. I'm on Ceftazadime 3g twice a day and Meropenem 2g 3 times a day. I was allowed home on the Friday as my chest wasn't too bad, my lung function was down a wee bit but they let me home any way.
On Monday, I had an appointment at the Western Infirmary for an ECG ultrasound on my heart, this test was part of my Transplant assesment. Everything was going well until they found a mass in one of the right chambers in my heart, I needed to swallow a probe so they could get a better picture from inside my stomach, not pleasant, it turns out that I have a blood clot in my heart :((explains the breathlessness and lower lung function) They admitted me so they could do some blood cultures and an MRI Scan, I was most unhappy, I thought I was only going to be there an hour at most, not getting kept in. On Tuesday I was to get the MRI scan but they couldnt do it as I have my gripper needle in for my IVs. Got back up to the ward and was told I was getting transfered to Gartnavel.
Saw the doc on Thursday and he said that they are sure I have a blood clot and a port infection but they arent taking it out as I really need it at the mo, my veins are murder. I'm giving myself blood thinning injections as well as finishing off my IV's, then goin back in to Gartnavel on Wednesday for a new/different lot of IV's, I think I've to get Amoxicyllin but I'll know more on Wednesday. They will give me another ultrasound and the MRI at a later date.
On a lighter note ;)
I'm goin to my sis-in-laws tonight for dinner, she's having an Indian night, but as I don't like Indian food, I'm getting chicken nuggets lol or chips n cheese ;)
Oh well, I'm off to do my afternoon IV's and get ready. ttfn
On Monday, I had an appointment at the Western Infirmary for an ECG ultrasound on my heart, this test was part of my Transplant assesment. Everything was going well until they found a mass in one of the right chambers in my heart, I needed to swallow a probe so they could get a better picture from inside my stomach, not pleasant, it turns out that I have a blood clot in my heart :((explains the breathlessness and lower lung function) They admitted me so they could do some blood cultures and an MRI Scan, I was most unhappy, I thought I was only going to be there an hour at most, not getting kept in. On Tuesday I was to get the MRI scan but they couldnt do it as I have my gripper needle in for my IVs. Got back up to the ward and was told I was getting transfered to Gartnavel.
Saw the doc on Thursday and he said that they are sure I have a blood clot and a port infection but they arent taking it out as I really need it at the mo, my veins are murder. I'm giving myself blood thinning injections as well as finishing off my IV's, then goin back in to Gartnavel on Wednesday for a new/different lot of IV's, I think I've to get Amoxicyllin but I'll know more on Wednesday. They will give me another ultrasound and the MRI at a later date.
On a lighter note ;)
I'm goin to my sis-in-laws tonight for dinner, she's having an Indian night, but as I don't like Indian food, I'm getting chicken nuggets lol or chips n cheese ;)
Oh well, I'm off to do my afternoon IV's and get ready. ttfn
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