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fabrisse ([personal profile] fabrisse) wrote2020-12-28 11:27 pm
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The emergency room

Warning: somewhat graphic description in the second sentence.

Tonight's my sister's turn. Vomiting, diarrhea, blood. There had been a car accident, so she's just being seen after a 4+ hour wait. Mom wanted to come, but -- since she can't drive until she's been seen by her doctor next week, and will probably be banned until she's had the next angioplasty, AND, due to COVID, only one person can be with a patient at a time -- I convinced her to stay home.

Sis is in atrial fibrillation at the moment. First time for everything.

BTW, have I mentioned that I ran out of antidepressants and couldn't get them filled for over a week?

I'm so glad I'm here to help, but things are getting stressful.

ETA: Sis will be spending two nights in the hospital on IV antibiotics for colitis.
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[personal profile] kathmandu 2020-12-29 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, gee, that is an awful string of medical crises. Best wishes to all of you.
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[personal profile] mllesatine 2020-12-29 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh shit. Hope she and your mom get better soon.
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[personal profile] mecurtin 2020-12-29 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
What a cavalcade of suck this year has been. We're here for you if you need to just SCREAM
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[personal profile] siderea 2020-12-29 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy shit, I am so sorry. Need anything?

FYI colitis isn't a disease itself, it is a symptom like "fever". Do they know what caused it? (Sometimes they just give the IV antibiotics on spec, figuring that if it wasn't caused by a bacterial infection, all the native bacteria in one's colon will just make whatever it is worse.)
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[personal profile] siderea 2020-12-29 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
When Sis had her ulna shortened last week

...okay, you had mentioned she'd had wrist surgery, but hadn't mentioned what it was. Why did her ulna need shortening?

The atrial fibrillation terrified me. Sis is the one person in the family with no heart issues, or so we thought.

Yeah, that's pretty alarming. But hopefully manageable?
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[personal profile] neotoma 2020-12-30 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
My sympathies. I hope she's able to recover quickly.
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[personal profile] sef1029 2021-01-01 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
What a dreadful year 2020 has been. I know a change of calendar page doesn't solve much, but I hope the gradual return of the light is literal for you.

Thank you again for your lovely gift story. I had suspected it was yours but couldn't believe you were able to write in the midst of so many challenges. Thank you!