my first email was returned but in it was a suggestion to ask your doctor to prescribe for you to have a port inserted. if your having a lot of pic lines. i have one for cancer. had chemo through it. rituxan infusion maintenance treatments.medical personal prefer them too.
-----Original Message----- From: diannal767 <[email protected]> To: nlg52352 <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 10:09 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old Quad/Osteomyelitis i forgot to add, pray, pray, pray for strength and comfort...it works! i'm still in remission, he'll help you too <3 -----Original Message----- From: diannal767 <[email protected]> To: nig52352 <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 10:02 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old Quad/Osteomyelitis if your getting poked and need pic lines often, ask your doctor if he'll precribe a port. i have one for cancer. i get blood taken often and received chemo through it plus rituxan infusion maintenance through them. medical personal seem to prefer them too. dianna As I wrote earlier this summer, "...another year down. The last 6 months have been fraught with medical problems ... 3+ weeks in ICU in December. Spiraled downhill after putting my dog down. Didn't eat or drink - ended up septic ... vent, pic line, feeding tube, pull the plug discussions - the whole 9 yards. Don't remember much which I am very thankful for. Another week in the hospital in March - my potassium skyrocketed and they called me at 10PM to tell me to go to ED. Got that under control. Nurse smashed my knee while in during March, nice sore there now. My legs got so thin from being in bed, so now I have 3 sores on my left leg, one is down to the bone. The Wound Care Clinic is beginning to feel like home! Feeling much better now. Hopefully things wi Things are not looking better... I now have Osteomyelitis - my left leg where the sores are. All are deep and look horrendous. I've done everything the Wound Care Clinic has told me to do, but they just keep getting worse. Tomorrow I get a PICC line and antibiotics ... the waiting and anticipation is horrible. I'm scared because PICC lines never go easy for me. I just want to run away. -----Original Message----- From: lindakrn < [email protected]> To: Nan < [email protected]> Cc: quad-list < [email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 4:37 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old Quad/Osteomyelitis Nan sounds like you are tired of fighting From: "Nan" < [email protected]> To: "quad-list" < [email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7:10:29 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Old Quad/Osteomyelitis Thank you Shirley, Nicki and W. It really helps to know that others understand what I'm going through. My family just doesn't get it. On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7:08 PM, shirley bell <[email protected]> wrote: Oh Nan, I don't know what to say. Sounds beyond difficult. Please know I am pulling for you with prayer. It is SO hard, shirley Best, Shirley Bell www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Nan To: Quad-list Post Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:20 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Old Quad/Osteomyelitis Yup ... getting old is no fun. As I wrote earlier this summer, "...another year down. The last 6 months have been fraught with medical problems ... 3+ weeks in ICU in December. Spiraled downhill after putting my dog down. Didn't eat or drink - ended up septic ... vent, pic line, feeding tube, pull the plug discussions - the whole 9 yards. Don't remember much which I am very thankful for. Another week in the hospital in March - my potassium skyrocketed and they called me at 10PM to tell me to go to ED. Got that under control. Nurse smashed my knee while in during March, nice sore there now. My legs got so thin from being in bed, so now I have 3 sores on my left leg, one is down to the bone. The Wound Care Clinic is beginning to feel like home! Feeling much better now. Hopefully things wi Things are not looking better... I now have Osteomyelitis - my left leg where the sores are. All are deep and look horrendous. I've done everything the Wound Care Clinic has told me to do, but they just keep getting worse. Tomorrow I get a PICC line and antibiotics ... the waiting and anticipation is horrible. I'm scared because PICC lines never go easy for me. I just want to run away. I'm tired of fighting, of being hurt, of being patient. My optimism is nearly a thing of the past. I feel like I am hanging on by a thread... So far, getting to be an old quad sucks ...
