I'm In Time Out
I had been pretty tired, ok exhausted, for at least the past week. More so than usual, and it's gotten annoying! Monday I had an already scheduled regular checkup with my PCP in the late afternoon. I got up Monday morning, and within about an hour and a half, I felt so drop dead tired that I had to go lay back down for awhile before I could even get dressed! I did feel a little better when I got up, so I did some stuff before going, got dressed, and was on my way.
I check in, finally get called in to see my PCP, and her nurse came in to ask the usual how-are-you-feeling routine. I told her that I've been very exhausted lately, and wasn't really feeling that well at that moment. She took my blood pressure, and went searching for a thermometer to make sure I didn't have a fever. As I was sitting there waiting, a cough came out of nowhere, and I ended up coughing up some blood. I know, not pretty!! When my PCP finally came in, I told her what happened. She immediately thought maybe I had pneumonia. Oooooh great, just what I needed. She heard crackles in my left lung, and said I was going for a chest xray right after I left. She also prescribed amoxicillin, at a stronger dose than what I usually take when I'm on it. I told her I've had no fevers, no runny nose, no cough, no swelling, no nothing! She told me she would let me know what the results were on the chest xray, and that she'd see me again in 4 months, unless there are any other issues going on.
So I left and got the xray done. I had no idea what time the place closed, so I raced there since it was almost 4pm, and sometimes they close at 4. Luckily, they weren't closed! I got that all done, and when I went back outside, the snow had started, and it wasn't all that pleasant trying to get home. I picked up my dad, whom I had called to ask if he'd run into the pharmacy for me, and the drive there was horrendous. I ended up at one point, sliding into a car. No severe damage done to either car, and the car's owner was so very nice because we were honest about it. One the way home from the pharmacy, we took a different route, and it was like driving on an ice skating rink! And no one seemed to know how to drive on it. The car in front of me ended up in the other lane, and the car behind me would have smashed right into me if he didn't turn and end up going up the sidewalk and almost into a storefront. It was THAT bad out! And let me not even start on the jackasses in vans who decided to swerve around me and turn left while I was waiting to turn left. UGH, it still makes me mad!!
Anyway, I FINALLY get home on one piece, and I just take it easy the rest of the night.
Tuesday, I had to get bloodwork done, and my mom took me there. She then took me to the credit union to deposit checks I got from my jewelry party on Saturday (ca-ching!), and then she stopped at a local restaurant to get me some yummy soup and pizza bread! When she was dropping me off, she shut off the ignition, and I joked "What are you going to do, come in and vacuum for me?" She said she actually thought about it. lol She ended up doing that and a few more things for me. I can't tell you how much I truly appreciate my mom. I don't know what I'd do without her.
I finally heard from my PCP's nurse yesterday that my bloodwork was fine and dandy, and that I do NOT have pneumonia. Thank goodness!! However, I am still coughing up a little blood once in awhile, and she said for me to call on Friday morning to let them know if it's still happening. I think it's actually getting a tad bit better. Knock on wood. I've only done it once today, and it wasn't that much. Who knows what it could be. Maybe my left lung just decided to be ornary, I don't know!
And yes, for those wondering, I have been in contact with my PH specialist's nurse practitioner. I've called her a couple times so far, and she is passing the word onto my doctor. I told her if anything was more serious, I would go to the hospital in Buffalo, since they have a PH specialist there. Hopefully I won't have to do that!
I've been getting lots of rest, that's for sure. It's hard not trying to go out since I pretty much feel ok, but I have vowed not to leave my house for the rest of the week! I still have a few more Christmas gifts to get, and I need my monthly supplies from Walmart. However, I'm just going to have to suck it up and hang on til at least Sunday to see if I can venture out again. I just really want to make sure the blood stuff stops. No sense in me catching pneumonia for real!!
Time for some yummy soup!!
I check in, finally get called in to see my PCP, and her nurse came in to ask the usual how-are-you-feeling routine. I told her that I've been very exhausted lately, and wasn't really feeling that well at that moment. She took my blood pressure, and went searching for a thermometer to make sure I didn't have a fever. As I was sitting there waiting, a cough came out of nowhere, and I ended up coughing up some blood. I know, not pretty!! When my PCP finally came in, I told her what happened. She immediately thought maybe I had pneumonia. Oooooh great, just what I needed. She heard crackles in my left lung, and said I was going for a chest xray right after I left. She also prescribed amoxicillin, at a stronger dose than what I usually take when I'm on it. I told her I've had no fevers, no runny nose, no cough, no swelling, no nothing! She told me she would let me know what the results were on the chest xray, and that she'd see me again in 4 months, unless there are any other issues going on.
So I left and got the xray done. I had no idea what time the place closed, so I raced there since it was almost 4pm, and sometimes they close at 4. Luckily, they weren't closed! I got that all done, and when I went back outside, the snow had started, and it wasn't all that pleasant trying to get home. I picked up my dad, whom I had called to ask if he'd run into the pharmacy for me, and the drive there was horrendous. I ended up at one point, sliding into a car. No severe damage done to either car, and the car's owner was so very nice because we were honest about it. One the way home from the pharmacy, we took a different route, and it was like driving on an ice skating rink! And no one seemed to know how to drive on it. The car in front of me ended up in the other lane, and the car behind me would have smashed right into me if he didn't turn and end up going up the sidewalk and almost into a storefront. It was THAT bad out! And let me not even start on the jackasses in vans who decided to swerve around me and turn left while I was waiting to turn left. UGH, it still makes me mad!!
Anyway, I FINALLY get home on one piece, and I just take it easy the rest of the night.
Tuesday, I had to get bloodwork done, and my mom took me there. She then took me to the credit union to deposit checks I got from my jewelry party on Saturday (ca-ching!), and then she stopped at a local restaurant to get me some yummy soup and pizza bread! When she was dropping me off, she shut off the ignition, and I joked "What are you going to do, come in and vacuum for me?" She said she actually thought about it. lol She ended up doing that and a few more things for me. I can't tell you how much I truly appreciate my mom. I don't know what I'd do without her.
I finally heard from my PCP's nurse yesterday that my bloodwork was fine and dandy, and that I do NOT have pneumonia. Thank goodness!! However, I am still coughing up a little blood once in awhile, and she said for me to call on Friday morning to let them know if it's still happening. I think it's actually getting a tad bit better. Knock on wood. I've only done it once today, and it wasn't that much. Who knows what it could be. Maybe my left lung just decided to be ornary, I don't know!
And yes, for those wondering, I have been in contact with my PH specialist's nurse practitioner. I've called her a couple times so far, and she is passing the word onto my doctor. I told her if anything was more serious, I would go to the hospital in Buffalo, since they have a PH specialist there. Hopefully I won't have to do that!
I've been getting lots of rest, that's for sure. It's hard not trying to go out since I pretty much feel ok, but I have vowed not to leave my house for the rest of the week! I still have a few more Christmas gifts to get, and I need my monthly supplies from Walmart. However, I'm just going to have to suck it up and hang on til at least Sunday to see if I can venture out again. I just really want to make sure the blood stuff stops. No sense in me catching pneumonia for real!!
Time for some yummy soup!!
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