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« on: March 25, 2008, 02:14:52 PM »
Throughout last week, I had been feeling unusually tired, and as I was visiting my grandmother for Easter, I got so sick I ended up going to the hospital. It turned out that I'd gotten a septic staph infection through my catheter. I was pumped full of antibiotics, and kept for two nights. My catheter was also replaced. I'll be continuing IV antibiotics at my dialysis centre for the next two weeks. I feel really tired now, but I just need a few good nights of sleep.

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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2008, 02:19:42 PM »
Oh Adam, I am so sorry. Is it me, or does there seem to be a lot of shit hitting the fan lately????? Take care.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2008, 02:27:02 PM »
OMG you are so young
I like your quote
seems like I am either in dialysis or dreading going to dialysis
 :boxing; keep fighting
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2008, 02:32:03 PM »
p.s.   the last quote about dialysis :stauffenberg;
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2008, 04:16:32 PM »
Hi, Adam,

So sorry to read that you have not been feeling well.
I hope you are up and about real soon!
Sending you best wishes,

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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2008, 04:37:08 PM »
Adam, I am sorry this happened.  Thank goodness you know your body so well that you knew to go to the hospital and not wait it out.  I hope this week will be a restful one and you can just rest and feel better. :grouphug;
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2008, 04:48:48 PM »
 :cuddle; Adam, I hope you get some rest and feel better soon. I hope you're stronger everyday.  :waving;
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2008, 05:04:02 PM »
I hope you are rested and feel better soon Adam.
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2008, 05:33:13 PM »
Feel better soon Adam...glad you're out of the hospital!
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2008, 05:40:54 PM »
Glad you're home and starting to feel better. Continue taking good care of yourself (you always do!), and let us know how you're doing.
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2008, 05:46:21 PM »
Come around soon Adam, we are all wishing you the best...Boxman
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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2008, 05:47:53 PM »
I agree with the other posters, you seem to have had a run of bad stuff, and you are definately due some better days!!  Hugs from me, wish I could say something wonderful to cheer you up.   But before you know it we are going to get posts from you talking about riding your bike and enjoying life again.  Soon!!!  I can feel it!!!!! :grouphug; :grouphug; :big hug:
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« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2008, 09:52:41 PM »
Oh my Adam, what are we going to do with you?  Glad you knew to go to the hospital, staff is nothing to fool with.
Keep taking those atibiotics and let us know how you are doing.

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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2008, 12:26:16 AM »
Oh Adam, you poor soul, I hope you are beginning to feel better now.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2008, 02:30:33 AM »
oh Adam. I am so sorry. Those infections suck major big time!! 

Now, take the time to rest, they reallly wear you out, don't they?

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« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2008, 04:45:56 AM »
Adam hope you are soon recovered.
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« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2008, 06:31:40 AM »
Adam glad your feeling better :big hug:
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« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2008, 08:20:25 AM »
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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2008, 11:01:19 AM »
Glad you'r out of the hospital -- hope you heal up well and fast!
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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2008, 12:00:03 PM »
This happened to me last July, I felt absolutely horrible.  The source of the infection was also found to be my cathetar.  Good news is that, with the antibiotics I recovered rather quickly, hope the same for you.  One of the side effects of the infection is that I had a lot of hair fall out.  It's growing back now.  Hope you feel better soon.
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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2008, 12:32:30 PM »
Adam, I'm glad you're out of the hospital. I hope you feel better quickly!  :cuddle; :cuddle;
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« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2008, 08:27:27 PM »
I feel a lot better now thanks to the antibiotics (vancomycin, IV). I've very cautious now, and I've been constantly taking my temperature to make sure the fever doesn't come back. The specific type of infection I had was staph coagulase negative. It's not the worst type of staph infection (like MRSA), but it can still be nasty if it's in the blood (which mine was). Hopefully once I finish my daily doses of vancomycin, I'll be able to avoid anther one.

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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


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« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2008, 09:51:23 PM »
Quote from: Adam_W on March 26, 2008, 08:27:27 PM
I feel a lot better now thanks to the antibiotics (vancomycin, IV). I've very cautious now, and I've been constantly taking my temperature to make sure the fever doesn't come back. The specific type of infection I had was staph coagulase negative. It's not the worst type of staph infection (like MRSA), but it can still be nasty if it's in the blood (which mine was). Hopefully once I finish my daily doses of vancomycin, I'll be able to avoid anther one.

Adam


Glad it wasn't the bad kind.  My son had one when he was a little boy and his wasn't the bad one either.  But
as you said 'it was nasty'.

Get well soon.

Love, Mimi
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