Barb's back in the hospital/UPDATE

I really don't have any info because she talked to my health care worker. She was taking my calls while they worked on me in the emergency room. All I got was her temp was 103 and she has her cell phone with her. Fortunatly after 3 breathing treatments iv salumedrol, morphine, cbcs and blood gases they gave me lavaquin and cough meds and said go home and come back if I get worse. So when i got home I tried to call barb and her phone was off. Anyway I'm sure she has spoke to someone around here if you have any info to share I would appreciate it.

Keeping ya in my prayers barb

love ya

carol

I just talked with Barbara a few minutes ago. She is still in the hospital and will be there at least until Friday. Her heart rate was up around 140 all day yesterday & last night - sounds like it's still high but not nearly as high now. She has some fluid in the bottom of her lungs. And her red blood cells are 4 times as big as they were at her last test (and they were abnormally large then) -- so they think her blood cancer (MDS) is getting worse. They'll be doing several tests today and getting the oncologist & rheumy together to figure out what to do next. Meanwhile she doesn't feel to great, as you can imagine. I'll post more as we find out more.

Okie,
Sounds like you could use a hospital stay yourself! I hope you get to feeling better. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Judy


((((((((Barb)))))))))))) hang in there! I am praying for you. Judy

We can spiritually hold our hand, all of our hands, as Ginny and all the people are having bad times to do today.  Losing my better words at night time.  so will let this be.  will check again today and find the things that we need to know about ill sisters and brothers.

Hester

Will have the MRI done today.  Cat scan did not see a stroke.  If there is no stroke in the MRI, I don't know what to do next.  The only other thing can be white matter, lesions caused by Lupus.   Cancer in my brain?  At some point in time, things started to be missed words.  and it got worse somehow.  I was posting about brain fog. or lupus fog, or fibro fog or whatever.  Then my grandson knocked on the door, and somehow I lost my words during the time he knocked on my door and following him to the computer.  but the words lost was worse as the day progressed.  It seems to be better now though.  like a stroke.  I do not know what to do Okie.  If the MRI does not show a stroke, what else can I do?  what else can it be?

My kitchen has mounds and mounds of dirty dishes.  It is just a superficial thing, these dirty dishes.  wash dishes is enough.  but probably I will not know until Monday.  may wash my dishes now.  I cook my grandson food, and dirty the dishes.  this is the most important thing.  feed my grandson, and stack the dishes til high the ceiliing dishes can be washed at any time.  need to clean my house though.  mounds of dirty closthes also. just not matter.

Ginny is matter.  Barb is matter.  these stupid dishes and dirty clothes do not matter.  this is what matters.  So many of you so very sick.  and still they find words for me.  still praying for me, even so they are so sick.  Really worried about Ginny.  no one is better than another.  just Ginny is like my own sister, or cousin or so much thing.  can't do it right.  can't say it right.

a few hours and the MRI will tell me the right thing.  or the wrong thing, whichever it is.

Hester

okie said...
Hester you are so sweet. praying for you as well. I hope you are feeling better. Don't worry you words were just right!

hugs

carol

PS. Please keep this thread for Barbara Lee related comments. Thanks.

Hi Carol and Barb. Wow, both of you are so sick. Carol, are you feeling any better with the morphine and solumedrol? Is the levoquin working yet? I've been on cipro since Tuesday, but my antibiotic is just for a sinus infection that I got because my cellcept was increased. I hope Barb is resting comfortably. Sweet Carol, take it easy.  Love you both! Butterflake  

Talked to Barbara Lee just a few minutes ago. Today is not going very well. She had to get a catheter and apparently had been storing quite a bit of fluid... Today her back is hurting in the kidney area so she's worried that there might be kidney involvement of some kind. She's had a medical student keeping her company today, and he's doing his best to keep her pain-free. The infectious disease doctor is still watching her tests closely...waiting to see what, if anything, shows up in some blood cultures.

Unfortunately, her friends are all about an hour away, and even Bill can't visit because he's down with a bad case of the flu...so if anyone out there has perfected teleportation, now is your chance to use it for good!

Probably not going to be released tomorrow...if not, she's hoping to feel well enough to male her way to the 'family center' where she can login herself and see what we're all up too. Barb said to let you all know that the though of us makes her smile.

Hugs, my friend (((Barb)))

Oh NO!! (((((((((( Barbara ))))))))) Hang in there sis!!! Sending you some chicken soup and hot tea. When it rains, it pours. *sigh* So sorry you are still having SO much trouble. Blessings!

*sending up positive thoughts*

Spoke with Barb tonight. Her hubby and daughter came to see her. She is hoping after the test tomorrow she will get to come home. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

hugs

carol

Hi sweetie, glad you were able to get to the computer. You got lots of friends here keeping you in their thoughts and prayers. I'm holdin hands with ya all as we speak! I hope you are able to get to come home tomorrow but don't push it. Hey Tell Bill I am sending him a Huge Happy Veterans day hug and thank you for his service. I know the whole family is part of that as well. So thank you barb for standing their thru the rough times a military life can throw at ya!

God Bless

carol

I just got a call from Barbara - it seems that everything is pointing to a big lupus flare rather than any of the other issues that were suspected. She'll be heading home around 5 pm EST today - she's being released under the condition that she go back Friday for blood tests....