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tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#401: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:24:07 PM

You know what the doctor said?

"Come back Monday so we can write that it's negative."

I think it's just where I have CF, therefore a lower immune system, and there was that recent scandal where a hospital had TB spread without anyone knowing. They just gave me a test, it made this huge blister, shrunk to nothing in about half an hour, and they're going to read it Monday. It must just be a routine thing they're doing now.

They also said I might have pneumonia. It's a strong possibility, but it could also be the regular mucus plug. A different doctor came in saying "do you have these symptoms?", gave me a weird look, looked at my chart, and I heard him mumble "Where the hell do they get this is definitely pneumonia?"

One thing with this PICC is that it's in my shoulder. The others were at the bend of the arm. They used an ultrasound this time to do it. You have NO idea how much easier it is to type and play games and, most importantly, wipe my rear after I take a dump. =/

I also had a nice shower that made me feel better.

Oh, and I'm on two antibiotics. 9 AM and 9 PM for one, the others are at 8:00 AM, 4:00 PM, 12:00 AM. So my sleep will be out of whack for about two weeks(especially since I have to lay out the 8, 4, and 12 medicines an hour before I take them so they come to room temperature) but it's still better than staying in that nasty, germ-ridden hospital.

wuggles (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#402: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:24:27 PM

Aww. I hope everything works out for you. Like I said, I have 3 cousins with CF, if you want you can PM me and I could try to get you in touch with them, if that could help. One cousin had her 2nd lung transplant 2 years ago (she's 22), the others are doing fine as of now (they're all siblings).

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#403: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:25:39 PM

Well when you get a severe lung infection like that they want to be sure what it is. TB is one of those things they check just make dang sure.

Tendo: Hopefully this passes and you will be ok.

Who watches the watchmen?
LoniJay from Australia Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
#404: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:27:28 PM

I hope things get better - you're in my prayers.

Be not afraid...
inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#405: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:28:56 PM

If you die, you can have a threesome with me and Bunny when we get there.

The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.
darkclaw Legs of Justice from Right behind you. Since: Dec, 2010
Legs of Justice
#406: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:35:24 PM

Tendo, I know we haven't talked in a while...but I wanted you to know that you are one of the bravest and most awesome people I have had the chance to talk to.

To deal with the cards you were dealt, I honestly don't know if most people (including myself) would be able to work through all that. But you did. Reading this thread, I'm glad you have had a good life so far. You have accomplished your dreams, and it seems you have lived happily because of that. Please continue to live happily, and never give up on anything or anyone you care about. I also sincerely hope you get to meet Poison again. I know you both care about each other a lot.

I hope you pull through and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

I totally hate my avatar. Just saying.
Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#407: Nov 11th 2011 at 7:38:39 PM

Could just be routine screening, I guess (not sure what the usual practice is over there). At least they're confident that you're probably not floridly infectious, or they'd never have let you leave.

Also, I know what you mean about the PICC siting. It's always the tiniest things that drive you to distraction. (But try to get sleep whenever you can. Don't stress yourself out even more than you are already, okay?)

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#408: Nov 11th 2011 at 8:21:41 PM

Thank you, Dark I appreciate that and it means a lot. -hug-

Py, I'm going to have to find some weird position to sleep in. I have a mesh cover over the PICC so it stays in place while I sleep...I just dunno how I'll sleep, since I do it on my left side...which is where the PICC is.

It'll be a lot easier than when it's at the bend though. I'll be doing my first antibiotic in 40 minutes, then I'm hitting the hay.

I'm in my TMNT t-shirt, boxers, and pajama bottoms. I have my pillow to cuddle and pretend it's Poison. I have my binaural beats machine.

I want some effin' sleep.

Plus tomorrow, Skyrim! =D

lolacat Dead? You thought wrong from Vancouver Island Since: Mar, 2011
Dead? You thought wrong
#409: Nov 11th 2011 at 8:23:44 PM

I think I'll wait for christmas to get Skyrim, hard as it may be!

Anyway, I wish you luck, Tendo!

Seeing all these piss ant tropers trying to talk tough makes me laugh. If Matrix were here, he'd laugh too.
Bellacide trigger warning: bitch from Texashire Since: Apr, 2012
trigger warning: bitch
#410: Nov 11th 2011 at 9:35:33 PM

Ten... sad

bye
Accela Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: I know
#411: Nov 11th 2011 at 10:14:44 PM

Tendo, I'm so sorry you're going through a decline. I hope it gets better, and I really admire you for being as positive as you are. I don't think I would have the strength to keep fighting and dreaming after all that you've been through. Best of luck to you, and I do hope you get to see Poison again. The two of you deserve to be happy together.

cutewithoutthe Góðberit Norðling Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Góðberit Norðling
#412: Nov 11th 2011 at 10:17:44 PM

Good luck, heaven bound and glory be, Tendollar.

tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#413: Nov 12th 2011 at 5:38:13 AM

Dad keeps having anxiety attacks about the PICC.

Good God, this is the third.

-sigh-

darkclaw Legs of Justice from Right behind you. Since: Dec, 2010
Legs of Justice
#414: Nov 12th 2011 at 6:21:18 AM

@ Tendo

- hugs back -

I totally hate my avatar. Just saying.
tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#415: Nov 14th 2011 at 9:40:34 AM

So far so good. I had my dressing for my PICC changed. They gave me a new head and new tape and just...ugh. They cleaned it and the new dressing is so nice and I don't have any annoying tape and it's so comfortable. ~_~

Tuberculosis test came back negative("It's not raised. It's not even firm. It's like the most negative a negative test result could be.") and I also found out that since January, I've lost 30 pounds just by dieting.

Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#416: Nov 14th 2011 at 10:05:17 AM

PICC lines kinda suck; my wife had to have one in for about a month when she got a huge infection on her lower back that they had to cut out — apparently it was one of those nasty antibiotic-resistant virulent strains. She had a hole in her back the size of a softball when they were done. They were pumping in IV vancomycin through the line. She did say it sucked less than constant I Vs, though.

A brighter future for a darker age.
tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#417: Nov 14th 2011 at 10:10:59 AM

The things I use are balls filled with medicine. It's pressure controlled so there's no pushing or anything. It just runs its course.

Third PICC though, so it's routine by now. tongue

Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#418: Nov 14th 2011 at 10:11:51 AM

"Balls filled with medicine" — sounds mighty kinky to me, Tendo.

A brighter future for a darker age.
tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#419: Nov 14th 2011 at 10:16:53 AM

I said medicine, not semen. D:<

Novis from To the Moon's song. Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
#420: Nov 14th 2011 at 6:19:58 PM

Hi Tendo. There's not much I can say and even less I can do, but I'll keep following this thread. I hope things will turn out as well as can be expected.

You say I am loved, when I don’t feel a thing. You say I am strong, when I think I am weak. You say I am held, when I am falling short.
OriDoodle Mom Lady from East of West Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#421: Nov 14th 2011 at 10:23:57 PM

Hey Tendo brave boy! I'm also just adding my support here. So, when i fuss at you in the romance thread, (or elsewhere) don't forget that I' m here too and thinking of ya!

Doodles
tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#422: Nov 14th 2011 at 11:06:03 PM

lmao

I don't think people realize that debates and arguments doesn't lower my opinion of people. If anything, I gain more respect for people who stand up for their opinions.

But thanks, both of you.

tendollarlameo Remarkably Unremarkable Since: Aug, 2010
Remarkably Unremarkable
#423: Nov 21st 2011 at 3:07:05 PM

PICC was pulled. Lung functions are better than they were before. I'm cleared for surgery and they're scheduling the wisdom teeth extraction.

Tendo's doing great medically, but he's a goddamn wreck emotionally. Strangely apropos.

whaleofyournightmare Decemberist from contemplation Since: Jul, 2011
Decemberist
#424: Nov 21st 2011 at 3:08:39 PM

Dude, I'm gonna worry about you okay because theres a link between shitty emotional state and not getting better.

Dutch Lesbian
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
Gristknife
#425: Nov 21st 2011 at 3:29:45 PM

^That's true, in one of life's great lapses of judgment.

Let's hope those wisdom teeth come out soon.

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.

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