HOSPITAL STAY
4 years ago
(REPOST from my growed up account)
A run down on what happened.
THRUSDAY
Early Thursday morning a pain on my right woke me up.
We called in the doctor's office to see it if could be my Nephrostomy tube symptoms.
That cold of been a possibility and to monitor it.
Later that evening/night I got a fever so we went into the ER.
They put a IV in one arm and needle in other, and took prob like a dozen blood samples, including some culture ones, and urine for culture.
Gave a pain med cause I could not lay down without lots of pain.
Then they did a CT scan, my kidneys and Nephrostomy tubes looks fine but they found a lower respiratory infection.
Got admitted to hospital very early Friday morn.
FRIDAY~SUNDAY
Most of these days were same. A vitals check every 4 hours and a IV treatment of a very strong antibiotic every 6 hours.
Monday night I did have a 103f(39.4c) temp. Some Tylenol and ice packs helped that.
Friday morning Cody brought me one of my Stitch plushie. Then a lil fox one I had the day after named Pouncer.
That helped me get through this so much, helped keep stress and anxiety down.
I got so many compliments on Stitch, made me blush a lil, but also happy. ^_^
Three of the days I had a awesome day time nurse, Ben, he helped things go and feel better during my stay there.
Tho all the nurses I had were really good.
A few times I asked for Tylenol for pain, one was for something a lil stronger.
Was done through IV. Tho for the most part I managed it well.
Had a couple of visitors during my stay. My Step-parents. :3
Some who even visited a 2nd time and brought me snacks.
Was so amazing to see them come over, made me very happy.
Even Bagel came for a lil visit one of the days and was happy about that too. Just the little things you know. <3
I was allowed to go out of the room to walk around, and that always brought a lil happiness to me.
Some walks was with just Cody, some with Mom and Dad.
They were not exactly sure what I had, one thing they thought was Strep, but they didn't think that was it.
Another was a very early stage of pneumonia, and if it was that, the antibiotic treatment they had me on would of been gotten it several times over.
All the blood test seems ok, and all the cultures grew nothing/showed nothing.
So with no fevers the last day(or nights as that's when they came) they released me on Monday after a last antibiotic treatment at noon.
I help Stitch as Cody Wheel chaired me to the Hospital entrance, then went to go get the car.
As soon as he pulled around I almost just zoomed/jumped into the car.
A very small distance from the hospital I saw some deer grazing on a lawn. That put a smile on my face.
As soon as I got home one of the first things I did was put lots of plushies on the bed for a lil plushie party. :3
I also did not want to sit down for like a hour, I was just happy standing.
I am doing good now, very minor tiny pains if any now. Lets hope I stay that way. :3
A run down on what happened.
THRUSDAY
Early Thursday morning a pain on my right woke me up.
We called in the doctor's office to see it if could be my Nephrostomy tube symptoms.
That cold of been a possibility and to monitor it.
Later that evening/night I got a fever so we went into the ER.
They put a IV in one arm and needle in other, and took prob like a dozen blood samples, including some culture ones, and urine for culture.
Gave a pain med cause I could not lay down without lots of pain.
Then they did a CT scan, my kidneys and Nephrostomy tubes looks fine but they found a lower respiratory infection.
Got admitted to hospital very early Friday morn.
FRIDAY~SUNDAY
Most of these days were same. A vitals check every 4 hours and a IV treatment of a very strong antibiotic every 6 hours.
Monday night I did have a 103f(39.4c) temp. Some Tylenol and ice packs helped that.
Friday morning Cody brought me one of my Stitch plushie. Then a lil fox one I had the day after named Pouncer.
That helped me get through this so much, helped keep stress and anxiety down.
I got so many compliments on Stitch, made me blush a lil, but also happy. ^_^
Three of the days I had a awesome day time nurse, Ben, he helped things go and feel better during my stay there.
Tho all the nurses I had were really good.
A few times I asked for Tylenol for pain, one was for something a lil stronger.
Was done through IV. Tho for the most part I managed it well.
Had a couple of visitors during my stay. My Step-parents. :3
Some who even visited a 2nd time and brought me snacks.
Was so amazing to see them come over, made me very happy.
Even Bagel came for a lil visit one of the days and was happy about that too. Just the little things you know. <3
I was allowed to go out of the room to walk around, and that always brought a lil happiness to me.
Some walks was with just Cody, some with Mom and Dad.
They were not exactly sure what I had, one thing they thought was Strep, but they didn't think that was it.
Another was a very early stage of pneumonia, and if it was that, the antibiotic treatment they had me on would of been gotten it several times over.
All the blood test seems ok, and all the cultures grew nothing/showed nothing.
So with no fevers the last day(or nights as that's when they came) they released me on Monday after a last antibiotic treatment at noon.
I help Stitch as Cody Wheel chaired me to the Hospital entrance, then went to go get the car.
As soon as he pulled around I almost just zoomed/jumped into the car.
A very small distance from the hospital I saw some deer grazing on a lawn. That put a smile on my face.
As soon as I got home one of the first things I did was put lots of plushies on the bed for a lil plushie party. :3
I also did not want to sit down for like a hour, I was just happy standing.
I am doing good now, very minor tiny pains if any now. Lets hope I stay that way. :3
Plushies are amazing for that, more so fav ones. :3
I am doing better, and feel lots better now. :3