Health mysteries, cont.

[kevyn]

I've definitely physically felt somewhat better over the last few days, since the ER visit, and then stopping the carvedilol and lithium. Emotionally, I'm still a basket case.

Today I went in to see my MD, and she had some interesting news:

I may have walking pneumonia.


She told me there were two more things she suspected: A blood clot in my lung, or plain old walking pneumonia. She did a blood test for the first -- results negative -- and gave me an antibiotic (azithromycin) for the latter. She said if pneumonia is the case, I should see results pretty rapidly.

Tomorrow I have a full pulmonary function test. Yippee!

On the anemia front, she still isn't sure why I am anemic but of the 3 stool samples I gave her Monday. one did test positive for blood in the stool. So I may be bleeding internally... but not much.

The appointment lasted much longer than I was expecting, so I missed my film class this afternoon, but did make it to Interpersonal Communication.

So close. Graduation is so close.

Comments

I hope you are feeling better

[clattea.livejournal.com]

I hope you are feeling better. I read about your friend. It is like a death in the family whan someone you care about leaves you. It happened to two of my sisters. One of them's husband left after only 6 months. She didn't know it at the time but she was better off. Now she is married to a wonderful guy.

Did you get the message about your class ring? I sent you a message about the school too.

I hope everything works out for you. Congratulation on Graduating.