from hospitals. If your somewhat healthy and finish
your coarse of antibiotics you should be fine. But
don't taker it lightly, could become dangerous.
-sm
--- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK so... About three weeks ago I went to the
> hospital complaining of
> stomach pain. They found nothing imminently fatal,
> scheduled some
> ultrasounds and such, and gave me painkillers. While
> I was there they
> drew some blood using an IV needle, which I guess is
> standard practice
> in the ER. After I got home I noticed a small bump
> in the vein where
> the IV had been but ignored it. I had had one before
> and although it
> was very painful -- at the time I thought my wrist
> was fractured -- it
> went away by itself. SO I ignored it. Until a week
> ago when I noticed
> a red streak going up my inner arm. Went to doctor's
> and got an
> antibiotic I had never heard of, that google tells
> me is for staph
> infections. Two days later arm was worse. It was a
> weekend so I went
> to the ER. Wound up being kept for observation for
> about 36 hours with
> IV antibiotics. Got new antibiotic, Augmentin, and
> stronger
> painkillers as stomach pain continues and arm still
> feels like it's
> fractured. Been sleeping a lot this week. Just
> noticed I have a red
> streak going up the *other* arm from where they had
> the IV antibiotics
> going in...waaa. I hate this. I hate the ER, I hate
> doctors, I hate
> the hospital.
>
> Thank you for listening to this. Will probably
> disappear for another
> few days now. Bla.
>
> Dana
>
>
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