That these super toxic antibiotics are actually working??
I'm feeling as vile as I expected to but the gunk in my nose is almost gone and isn't a nasty icky germy colour.
There is still gunk from constant slow bleeding that builds up but it seems to be from the antibiotics (yet another side effect).
I take my last tablet tomorrow morning so the big question is do I fill the repeat?? The surgeon didn't specify so I think he wants be to whereas last time he said it was optional.
I really don't want to since I'm sick of feeling tired and sick buuut...these abx can encourage resistant bugs if you mess about with them so I await an opinion from my sister.
It's not even been a week since I've been on them yet it feels like a month! Ergh!
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
And it goes on and on and on...
Rewind 15 days ago...
It was a Friday and I was just starting to reap the benefits of my op when my nose smelled funny. I thought maybe I was coming down with a cold.
next morning there was no cold but there was a fever, very sore nose and nerve pain in my teeth was back...not to mention really icky stuff coming out of my nose when I did the sinus rinses. I was feeling exhausted and feverish and just plain awful.
I waited til Monday and luckily my surgeon was in his rooms close to home. We had a chat and he also suspected post-op infection which is supposed to be "rare" especially given I had a course of antibiotics to prevent this kind of this after my surgery.
He then led me to the treatment room and did an endoscopy! I thought he'd just LOOK in my nose! As awful as the local anaesthetic spray for that is, the bill is far worse. Last time I got the camera treatment I was handed a bill for over $300.
He must have felt sorry for me since he bulk billed everything. Gave me a script for antibiotics and 1 repeat which he thought I shouldn't need but it was there just in case.
I filled the script and noticed some improvement over the next few days but not enough. I filled the repeat and no further improvement so yesterday I went back to see my surgeon.
This time he didn't stick any cameras up my nose. He snipped the stitches to help them fall out since most of the suspicious areas seemed to be around the stitches and gave me a script for what he said was the strongest nose antibiotic there is.
The main concern for both us is any infection settling onto my artificial joint and after last year's scare I'm not taking any chances!
The down side to all this is that the antibiotic is not covered by PBS and has really REALLY nasty side effects such as nerve damage, heart damage, tendon rupture, psychosis, really high or low blood sugar, increased brain pressure and overgrowth of a really nasty bacteria in the bowel.
Granted these side effects aren't all that common but we all know my track record when it comes to getting rare side effects.
Still...most of these can be reversed...most of the time and the consequences of my joint becoming infected would be far more devastating and difficult to cure so the risk is worth taking.
Just to make matters more difficult, products containing magnesium, calcium and iron need to be avoided while taking this med since it interferes with absorption.
A host of other drugs interact with it including NSAIDs.
So when I got home I got my tweezers out and pulled out as many stitches as I could (except one really stubborn one which I trimmed back) and I feel so much more comfortable.
I'm getting more tired than less so I haven't gone back to sewing yet. I'm having a lot of trouble focusing my eyes on fiddly tasks and keeping my hands steady so most of my hobbies are more of an ordeal than a pleasure at the moment!
So here's hoping in 14 days time I'll be feeling fab and able to do the next stage of my treatment. Til my nose is declared functional I can't do the sleep study...and my frame of mind isn't strong enough to deal with whatever bad news the jaw specialist has for me!
It was a Friday and I was just starting to reap the benefits of my op when my nose smelled funny. I thought maybe I was coming down with a cold.
next morning there was no cold but there was a fever, very sore nose and nerve pain in my teeth was back...not to mention really icky stuff coming out of my nose when I did the sinus rinses. I was feeling exhausted and feverish and just plain awful.
I waited til Monday and luckily my surgeon was in his rooms close to home. We had a chat and he also suspected post-op infection which is supposed to be "rare" especially given I had a course of antibiotics to prevent this kind of this after my surgery.
He then led me to the treatment room and did an endoscopy! I thought he'd just LOOK in my nose! As awful as the local anaesthetic spray for that is, the bill is far worse. Last time I got the camera treatment I was handed a bill for over $300.
He must have felt sorry for me since he bulk billed everything. Gave me a script for antibiotics and 1 repeat which he thought I shouldn't need but it was there just in case.
I filled the script and noticed some improvement over the next few days but not enough. I filled the repeat and no further improvement so yesterday I went back to see my surgeon.
This time he didn't stick any cameras up my nose. He snipped the stitches to help them fall out since most of the suspicious areas seemed to be around the stitches and gave me a script for what he said was the strongest nose antibiotic there is.
The main concern for both us is any infection settling onto my artificial joint and after last year's scare I'm not taking any chances!
The down side to all this is that the antibiotic is not covered by PBS and has really REALLY nasty side effects such as nerve damage, heart damage, tendon rupture, psychosis, really high or low blood sugar, increased brain pressure and overgrowth of a really nasty bacteria in the bowel.
Granted these side effects aren't all that common but we all know my track record when it comes to getting rare side effects.
Still...most of these can be reversed...most of the time and the consequences of my joint becoming infected would be far more devastating and difficult to cure so the risk is worth taking.
Just to make matters more difficult, products containing magnesium, calcium and iron need to be avoided while taking this med since it interferes with absorption.
A host of other drugs interact with it including NSAIDs.
So when I got home I got my tweezers out and pulled out as many stitches as I could (except one really stubborn one which I trimmed back) and I feel so much more comfortable.
I'm getting more tired than less so I haven't gone back to sewing yet. I'm having a lot of trouble focusing my eyes on fiddly tasks and keeping my hands steady so most of my hobbies are more of an ordeal than a pleasure at the moment!
So here's hoping in 14 days time I'll be feeling fab and able to do the next stage of my treatment. Til my nose is declared functional I can't do the sleep study...and my frame of mind isn't strong enough to deal with whatever bad news the jaw specialist has for me!
Friday, June 3, 2011
MIA again
Sorry for the lack of activity on this blog!The last few weeks had me sick again - secondary infections from the whooping cough which I'm finally rid of!
This means it's all steam ahead for my nose surgery next week!
The hospital has WiFi so I should be online but not expecting to say longer than 1 night.
I'm terrified at the idea of people doing things to my face so we'll see how it all goes. It desperately needs to be done. It's gotten worse these past 4 months.
My main concern is how much downtime I'll have because Max needs to go to school, wear a clean uniform and have his lunch made. I know DH will manage but I hate to dump it all on him.
Hopefully I'll be quilting again soon!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Update time...
Aside from being completely mojoless I've been sick. Several times. My latest lurgy has been going on for over 2 weeks. I finally went to the doctor since I wasn't getting any better to discover I have whooping cough and the early stages of pneumonia. Charming!
I think my sinus issues made all these bugs I've been catching harder to get rid of. My surgery has been postponed for various reasons but it turned out for the best given there is no way they'd operate with me this sick.
I can only hope I'll be better in 5 weeks!
Other than that my sisters and I have gone a little mad with online shopping given the strong aussie dollar. I've started a beauty blog for them which is called Beautyholics Anonymous if you want to check it out.
It's mainly hauls right now with the odd review but we'll be doing more stuff gradually like tutorials, colour swatches etc.
Anyway once I get on top of all the housework, I plan to relocate my sewing table under the mountain of debris and get that elusive mojo back!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Lumps and bumps and stuff
I saw the GP for my follow up in regard to my parotid issue. He's put me on another 10 days of antibiotics. My parotid had improved out of sight but still a small painful lump remains.
He has ordered blood tests to rule out some auto-immune disorders but I really thing it's a waste of time. The fertility specialist ordered much more comprehensive auto-immune and genetic tests only a year ago and they all came back clear so I can't see things changing in such a short space of time.
I also changed the date of my surgery. It fits in much better with our schedule but the downside it's 2 weeks later than before (now on 19th April). The other good thing is that the anaesthetist that the ENT originally chose for me is working on this date and while I don't know how much he works with regional anaesthesia, I've been told by many people he's REALLY nice and willing to be flexible.
Now that things have settled into a routine I hope to start sewing again.
He has ordered blood tests to rule out some auto-immune disorders but I really thing it's a waste of time. The fertility specialist ordered much more comprehensive auto-immune and genetic tests only a year ago and they all came back clear so I can't see things changing in such a short space of time.
I also changed the date of my surgery. It fits in much better with our schedule but the downside it's 2 weeks later than before (now on 19th April). The other good thing is that the anaesthetist that the ENT originally chose for me is working on this date and while I don't know how much he works with regional anaesthesia, I've been told by many people he's REALLY nice and willing to be flexible.
Now that things have settled into a routine I hope to start sewing again.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
When It Rains...it Pours!
And I'm not talking about the weather!
A week ago...(it feels like a month ago!!) as I drove away from the ENT's rooms I noticed a sore, swollen lymph node on the left side of my neck. I would have mentioned it at the appointment if I'd noticed it earlier but these things rarely appear at convenient moments.
I adopt my favourite form of treatment (ignore it and it'll go away) and 2 days later I have a very sore cricket ball sized bulge on the side of my neck.
I find a doctor who can see me and I'm convinced it's to do with whatever is breeding in my left sinus.
Doctor diagnoses parotitis/silaidenitis and tells me to have an unltrasound to confirm and start taking antibiotics.
I loathe antibiotics so I defer til after the scan the next morning.
As usual I'm plagued with yet another rare (or at the very least unusual ailment). In my case it's been most likely caused by a dry mouth since none of the other risk factors apply.
A week later only a small bulge remains but I'm still cranky about it.
I feel like I haven't sewn in months but really it was just a few weeks ago.
Other than that DS is back at school (wahhhh!) but his teacher is lovely and very enthusiastic and its rubbing off on him which I'm thrilled about!
I did have some lovely classroom photos that my little monkey deleted from the camera while I was talking to his teacher after school. He replaced them with about 10 self portraits. Here's one:
I took a couple of replacement shots after school
A week ago...(it feels like a month ago!!) as I drove away from the ENT's rooms I noticed a sore, swollen lymph node on the left side of my neck. I would have mentioned it at the appointment if I'd noticed it earlier but these things rarely appear at convenient moments.
I adopt my favourite form of treatment (ignore it and it'll go away) and 2 days later I have a very sore cricket ball sized bulge on the side of my neck.
I find a doctor who can see me and I'm convinced it's to do with whatever is breeding in my left sinus.
Doctor diagnoses parotitis/silaidenitis and tells me to have an unltrasound to confirm and start taking antibiotics.
I loathe antibiotics so I defer til after the scan the next morning.
As usual I'm plagued with yet another rare (or at the very least unusual ailment). In my case it's been most likely caused by a dry mouth since none of the other risk factors apply.
A week later only a small bulge remains but I'm still cranky about it.
I feel like I haven't sewn in months but really it was just a few weeks ago.
Other than that DS is back at school (wahhhh!) but his teacher is lovely and very enthusiastic and its rubbing off on him which I'm thrilled about!
Here are the promised pics:
Just before getting in the car...
I did have some lovely classroom photos that my little monkey deleted from the camera while I was talking to his teacher after school. He replaced them with about 10 self portraits. Here's one:
Last one is below. I also added a photo from the same time last year. Just to clarify - he is in grade 1 this year and at his school (K-12), Preps wear sports uniform (kinder/preschool wear a modified version) and from grade 1, full junior school uniform applies. He looks so grown up! I'm disappointed they only wear ties in winter. They suit him! Click on each pic for a bigger version.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Going Insane...
...and it has nothing to do with Salinda W Rupp or Jane A Stickle (unfortunately).
It's now FIVE days since I set foot outside the front door. I'm going a bit loopy!
DS has had conjunctivitis since last thursday afternoon although it's almost gone - just some mild cold symptoms left. I've had flu since friday and DH had a milder case of both.
On Monday I felt much better but felt worse again yesterday and now I also have goopy eyes!
No Gisborne Quilters for me tonight. The girls are working on convict bonnets for the second week in a row and I haven't done anything! We got the pattern in our newsletter so I suppose I could make one at home. Sewing curves by machine sends me into a blind panic though!
August is almost halfway gone, my UFOs are not getting smaller and I feel too sick and sore to even fondle fabric.
I'm desperate to get to the LQS to check out a particular fabric range for some future bag making projects. The car is in the driveway but I just don't have the energy.
Right. No more from me til I have something more cheerful to say!
It's now FIVE days since I set foot outside the front door. I'm going a bit loopy!
DS has had conjunctivitis since last thursday afternoon although it's almost gone - just some mild cold symptoms left. I've had flu since friday and DH had a milder case of both.
On Monday I felt much better but felt worse again yesterday and now I also have goopy eyes!
No Gisborne Quilters for me tonight. The girls are working on convict bonnets for the second week in a row and I haven't done anything! We got the pattern in our newsletter so I suppose I could make one at home. Sewing curves by machine sends me into a blind panic though!
August is almost halfway gone, my UFOs are not getting smaller and I feel too sick and sore to even fondle fabric.
I'm desperate to get to the LQS to check out a particular fabric range for some future bag making projects. The car is in the driveway but I just don't have the energy.
Right. No more from me til I have something more cheerful to say!
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