Picc Line

 I’m allergic to the tape. I blew one picc line and had to get another. The arm with the allergy where the tape goes looks awesome for Halloween.

I’m now on super potent drugs that they use for chemo patients. Twice per day for one and once per week for the other. 

Good times!!

My 31 days of Halloween had its ass kicked my YouTube mistakes. Ugh. But!! I made it through and November 1st starts my short time off. My brain is fried!!

However, I get to play with my new iPad Pro now. Funnily enough, I didn’t want to change in the middle of my 31 days so that it would go smoothly. Someone jinxed themselves!!

Where are bears? It’s worrying me if there’s no sight of a bear. Don’t leave me hanging. I share my life. Let go a bit. Where is the bears?

Tracy

Where are you? I’m lonely.

 

It’s Wednesday

Here we are.

I’ve been on IV antibiotics for two weeks. Yesterday I got my infusion at 5am per usual and by 6:30 I called my husband to come home. My nurse was unable to fix what had happened which is this:

I have two ports. Both ports are flushed with saline and Heparin . One port gets the iv infusion started. Afterwards that port is again flushed with saline.

I went to sleep after the infusion and woke up soaking wet. My picc line was leaking. Sometimes the strength of the medication can break down the line. 

We called my doc. The people who do picc lines travel all over the country, why? I don’t know but if you want a job that flies you from hospital to hospital, this is it. So we get an eta of 5 hours. 

I go back to bed. First time in my life that I decide that worry won’t to any good. 

We go do that, have a vid appointment with my infectious disease doc and then we went to vote!!!!!!

My youngest son will vote for his first time on Saturday. It really makes me miss my dad. He was really looking forward to this. He’d be so proud of my youngest and that all members of my family vote. That was very important to him.

I’m sleepy. 

All my love,

Tracy

Update

 I have the third generation mutation of the deadliest superbug in the world.

I’m on big gun, war head, IV antibiotics and have been allowed to leave isolation but I have to stay home, disinfect everything I touch and I got myself a private nurse. She checks all my vital signs, I still need oxygen as it dips down into the low 80’s and blood drawn and picked up by the lab every day.

And! I’m still working on the 31 days of Halloween. Who gets a sticker? 

They’re getting worse and worse. I’m running out of treatment options. I’ll never be able to take oral antibiotics again. I went nearly my whole life avoiding antibiotics and now this because other people ask for them for a virus or don’t finish the whole dose.

Stop asking for antibiotics for colds! Take your freaking medication.

Strangely, I’m not worried this time. I’m feeling much calmer than everyone else around me. 

Bye,

Me

I’m in Hospital

 Sepsis, kidney function down, very low oxygen,  plus a very rare bacteria. I’m in isolation and everyone has hazmat looking suits. I’ll never be able to take oral antibiotics again. My body is resistant the them all. 

This is a doozy. 

All my love,

Me