"Digger" wrote:
> Hey all...Thought i'd let u know whats been going on. Last month(June 3rd),i contracted a nasty leg infection,called "Cellulitis"..It started with a scratch on my right calf,and within 36 hrs,i was sick with flu symptoms,plus my temp yo-yo'd between 99.0 and 103.0..
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> 2 days later,i went to the Doctor,and the nurses said i was dehydrated,and tried to get an IV in me...
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> They tried for 4 hrs,couldnt find a vein,and caused me so much pain I cried like a baby..Yes,it hurt that much!
> So they sent me home to drink 2 gallons of water,including Gatorade. The next night,my temp was 104.F. My wife took me to the Hospital,and i was admitted & in my room about 3 hrs later..They got an IV in my left hand,and i had the Infectious Disease specialist from the Dean Clinic (Dr. James Levin) checking me out...
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> As i stated before,they discovered it was "Cellulitis",which is a serious & life threatening illness.In fact,Dr. Levin told me had i waited an extra day to get in the hospital,i'd be dead!. (The infection made my foot,up to 4 inches from my groin,as red as a McIntosh apple..and thats red folks!..
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> I was in the hospital for 7 days,on IV antibiotics,taking blood from me every 4 hrs,getting blood thinning shots in my lower stomach(ouch)..Oh,while i was in the hospital,my Doctor(Marshall M. Fields)found out i have "Arrythmia" of my heart,so i'm on "Cumidin" (a.k.a. Rat Poison) for my heart..(i see the Cardiologist next week). Out of the hospital,i was on 10 days of IV anti-biotics,plus oral anti-biotics up until last weekend...
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> Basically.i have a 2nd chance at life..But my right leg is 25% larger than my left leg..It may take 6-12 months to go back to normal,and they said i have to be careful,as one scratch and i'm re-infected..
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> Just thought i'd let u all know how i'm doing...and the Dak just turned 131,000 miles....
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Don M
www.y2kota.us
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