Last night wasn't too bad. I slept pretty good between the regular vitals checks every two hours. Perhaps that is because I was doped up with Benadryl. It seems the adhesive from the dressing covering my catheter contains some substance I am allergic to. Hives on the chest and neck was fun. Even more was the removal of said dressing, pulling it off other hives. Oh, the stinging of antibiotic gunk and skin protectant was not so fun. But I survived and got some happy fun Benadryl to allow me the sleep of the mostly dead. That sleep, however, was offset by multiple bathroom breaks. Because I have low blood pressure naturally, they put me on IV fluids overnight, lets just say I had to tote a big wobbly thingy with me into the potty a number of times during the night! Plus the poor nurses have to come look at my, um, results, before they can be flushed. Ahhh.
Side effects not too bad this morning. I have a teeny temperature, some flushing, but that's about it. The nurses say I shouldn't expect the worst stuff until Wednesday. It'll be like I have the flu. Whoopee. Water weight gain hasn't started yet. Be thankful for small favors. I get my next dose in 1/2 hour, then it'll be breakfast time.
One positive thing both Dave and I got from the last 24 hours: Prilosec kicks ass! My tummy feels the best it has in months. I'm sooo gettin' me some of that when I'm discharged on Saturday!
I'll probably blog some more later (or Dave will). Until then...
Cheryl
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