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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Adam_W on April 25, 2010, 06:46:54 PM

Title: I'm still alive
Post by: Adam_W on April 25, 2010, 06:46:54 PM

I'm finally back after quite awhile away from IHD, so I thought I'd see how things are going. I've been sick off and on for the last few months, and very sick for the last month, including almost two weeks in the hospital with a nasty infection and severe GI problems, malnutrition and dehydration. I'm just now starting to get better. I'm going to try to stop in here a little bit more often to see how the IHD family is doing.

Adam

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Rerun on April 25, 2010, 06:48:22 PM

 :bandance;  Adam!  Glad to hear from you.  Sorry you have been so sick.  Get better   :bow;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Sluff on April 25, 2010, 06:53:44 PM

Glad to see you Adam. Hope you feel better.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: monrein on April 25, 2010, 08:04:28 PM

 :waving;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: galvo on April 25, 2010, 08:19:27 PM

Adam good to hear you're on the improve!

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: okarol on April 25, 2010, 08:50:44 PM

Hey Adam,
Good to know you're still with us - come back more often! I hope you feel better soon and can stay away from hospitals for awhile. Take care!
 :waving; :cuddle; :)

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Mimi on April 25, 2010, 09:30:46 PM

Welcome back , Adam.  I have been wondering where you were.  So sorry to hear you have been so ill.  I will  praying that you will rapidly return to good health.  Take care of yourself.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Chris on April 25, 2010, 09:44:50 PM

Hey Adam hope you feel better soon.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: kitkatz on April 28, 2010, 09:15:19 AM

I had an infection in my graft and spent 2 weeks in the hospital- 10 days having surgery and antibiotics. MRSA is a pain in the the butt. I hope you are feeling better.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: paris on April 28, 2010, 09:18:47 AM

Good to see you back with us Adam!   But, sorry to hear how sick you have been. Hope you keep improving.  I guess you haven't been working on any models lately, have you?   Take care.  Don't stay away so long now.   :cuddle;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Darthvadar on April 28, 2010, 09:23:39 AM

Good to see you again, Adam....

Don't be a stranger!...

Darth...

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: kellyt on April 28, 2010, 02:39:58 PM

 :waving;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: jbeany on April 28, 2010, 02:43:23 PM

 :cuddle;

Good to hear from you again!

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: MooseMom on April 28, 2010, 02:51:30 PM

I'm so glad you're still alive as the alternative would be dull...

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Adam_W on April 28, 2010, 06:32:58 PM

Thanks everyone. I feel kind of bad that I haven't been checking in, because I know we all try to look out for each other here. But I haven't felt so sick since I first started dialysis. It all hit its climax about two and a half weeks ago when I collapsed at church from what turned out to be dangerous malnutrition and dehydration. With the GI problems I had been having, I had hardly been able to eat for a month. About half way to the hospital, I completely crashed in the ambulance. The last thing I heard was the medic say "Oh sh*t! we have an emergency!" (not something you want to hear when you're in an ambulance) I regained full consciousness about a half hour later in the ER, and they admitted me for about a week. And that was just two days after I got out of the hospital after my graft became infected. I got so depressed, I was actually having DAILY anxiety attacks to the point where they sent a mental health doctor to talk to me. He had to end up ordering daily doses of Ativan to relax me. I had never felt so bad. But it's good to be feeling better, and to be back here.

Adam

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Zach on April 28, 2010, 06:40:16 PM

Good to have you back!
 :beer1;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: cloud393 on April 28, 2010, 07:50:34 PM

 :clap;  Good to hear your feeling better.  Look forward to hearing from you.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: galvo on April 28, 2010, 08:46:47 PM

Onwards and upwards, mate!

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: billybags on April 29, 2010, 05:32:00 AM

One day at a time Adam, stay positive.

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Ken Shelmerdine on April 29, 2010, 05:42:38 AM

Glad to have you back Adam . hope you're feeling better. :cuddle;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Stoday on May 01, 2010, 07:02:25 PM

Good to see you've found your cloud's silver lining at last.  :2thumbsup;

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: Bub on May 03, 2010, 01:07:54 PM

It is encouraging for all of us to see someone who is fighting and winning. Thats you my friend!

Title: Re: I'm still alive
Post by: kitkatz on May 08, 2010, 10:05:54 PM

Hospital visits and sickness can sure take it out of you mentally.  I hope you are on the way out of the Pit of Despair you found yourself in.