On December 23, I went to emergency with severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with cholesystitis or an infection of the gallbladder. I was transferred to another hospital and admitted immediately. So, I spent Christmas week in hospital fighting off the infection with heavy duty antibiotics. And then another ten days at home on still more antibiotics. There goes my carefully cultured gut from my new diet. Diarrhea was back and unable to eat.
It is now 1 1/2 weeks since I finished up my antibiotics and my gut is getting back to the pre gallbladder state. Been eating yogurt every day as well as food from my diet.
Have an appointment on February 6 with the surgeon, prep for removal of my gallbladder. Talked this over with my GI doc last week, wanted his opinion about necessity of having gallbladder removed. He convinced me that I should go ahead with it.
Also had my picc line replaced as the old one was getting a bit sluggish - required more pressure to flush.
That's about it for now.
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Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2013
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Coping Well
The pain is now under control but I'm still coming to terms with the upcoming amputation. I am able to use my finger at present and it seems odd that, in a week and a half, it won't be there. I mean, it's functional and I look at it and it even looks fine, well, that part not covered by bandages anyway, and I just can't imagine it being gone. And then I was clipping my fingernails the other day and I realized it would be the last time I clip that one. Too weird.
Just some random thoughts on what I'm feeling right now. It'll all be fine I know. If you are interested in seeing the wound, I have posted an image on Flickr. Beware, it's not pretty.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Calcinosis Infection
I know my original intention was to keep this blog positive but lately that has been difficult. And now I have a new problem to report. the basal knuckle of the index finger on my right hand has become infected and it is, to put it lightly, making my life difficult. A week ago today, last Sunday evening, I noticed that the knuckle in question was red and swollen and it was causing me some discomfort. I progressively grew worse such that by Wednesday I could no longer put off a visit to urgent care at a nearby hospital. Over the next three days I was given antibiotics by IV, saw a hand surgeon who switched me over to oral antibiotics and am now receiving daily visits from a nurse who changes the dressing on my now draining, very raw looking and painful knuckle. (Of course getting the IV started was also a major challenge just to add to the discomfort.)
I have calcinosis in said knuckle and apparently some bacteria have made their way into the area through a small opening in the skin caused by the calcinosis which, in turn, caused the infection.
So, there you have it, yet another complication from scleroderma.
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