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PNEMONIA AND MS

MS AND PNEMONIA DON'T GO HAND IN HAND, THE FEVR MAKE YA GO NUMB,IT MAKES YOUR FATIGUE WORSE.

IT MAKES THE MUSCLE SPASMS WORSE.

HAD AN UPPER RESPITORY INFECTION 6 WEEKS AGO, MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME SHE COULD HEAR ME COUGHING IN MY SLEEP UP STAIRS.

MY PAIN MED DILAUDID SUPRESSES THE COUGHING.

IT'S IN BOTH LUNGS( REFUSED HOSPITAL STAY NEW YEARS EVE)

HAD THAT DANG SHOT 2 YEARS AGO.

MISERABLE AND THE NEBALIZING MACHINE EVERY 4 HOURS WIRES ME,BUT  STILL SLEEPING MOST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT AWAY.

DIDN'T REALIZE MY IMMUNE SYSTEM WAS SHOT THIS BAD.

HAVING NEW CHEST X-RAY MONDAY.

IF YA HAVE A COLD KEEP AN EYE ON IT.IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR IT TO MANIFEST TO SOMETHING WORSE.

HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL

T-LYNN
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MOKI---I BROKE MY PROMISE DID NOT HAVE THE CHEST X-RAY TODAY, I HAD THE STRANGEST NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT IN MY LEFT FOOT LAST NIGHT.

I FELL A SLEEP SITTING UP AND MY FAITH POOCH WOKE ME UP PAWLING AT ME,WELL WHEN I TRIED TO STAND SHE TRIED TO  STOP ME WELL I STOOD UP AND TOOK A FEW STEPS----TO SAY THE LEAST THAT WASN'T A GOOD THING,MY TOES CURLED UNDER ON MY LEFT FOOT,I ATTEMPTED TO WALK AND DOWN I WENT.

MY POOR DOG BLOCKED MY FALL FOR THE MOST PART,MY LEFT SIDE WENT SPASTIC AND RIDGID AND IT EXHAUSTED ME TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS 3 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE I COULD EVEN MOVE.

MY EX CAME IN TO TAKE ME FOR THE X-RAY,I SHOWED HIM I COULDN'T MOVE,HIS RESPONSE WAS THE HOSPITAL,NOPE LEAVE ME LAY ON THE COUCH AND WAIT IT OUT.

STILL PRETTY RIDGID AND STIFF AND BOTH FEET HURT.I WILL GET MY X-RAY TODAY AFTER LEAVING THE COLLEGE.

IT WAS JUST A STUPID NEURO FLAIR UP EITHER THE MS OR AA,LIFE MOVES ON REGARDLESS.I WILL CALL THE NEURO AND LET HIM KNOW OF THIS EPISODE,THIS IS A FIRST TIME FOR THIS ONE AND IT SCARED THE P-GEEZES OUT OF ME.

THANKS DONI AND SHELL, THE ONES THAT KNOW ME,KNOW I WILL WAIT IT OUT BEFORE CHECKING ON IT.

HUGS

T-LYNN

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198419 tn?1360242356
HEY T -

I'M A LITTLE LATE SEEING THIS GIRL....

HOPE THE WORSE OF THIS IS OVER NOW AND THAT YOU GET TO HEALING

XOXOXO

SHELL
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OH T, I'M SO SORRY YOU ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I AGREE WITH MOK, GET YOURSELF TO THE HOSPITAL AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

I HATE HOSPITALS TOO, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH THIS.

I'M PRAYING THAT THINGS IMPROVE AND THEY KNOCK THIS OUT QUICKLY.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CLASSES.  AS ALWAYS, YOU ARE STILL MY HERO!!!!!
YOU ALWAYS KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT, AND I JUST THINK YOU ARE ONE SPECIAL LADY.

LET US KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING, OKAY?

LOVE & HUGS
DONI
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MOKI,

THIS WAS MY STUPIDITY !!!!!!!!!! , I KNEW IT WAS GETTING WORSE BUT WAS TRYING TO WAIT IT OUT.

HOSPITALS ARE NOT FOR ME, WAKE YA UP EVERY 2 HOURS AND ALL THAT.

I START COLLEGE ON THE 8TH, THANK GOODNESS THEY ARE ALL WEB BASED,TAKING 14 CREDITTED HOURS.BUT HOME ALL DAY,SO IT WILL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO.

I WILL CONSIDER THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE CHEST X-RAY TOMORROW (PROMISE)


GRANNY JO,

WELCOME,I USE TO BE HERE REGULARLY,BUT WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT,I DON'T GET THE CHANCE AS OFTEN AS I WOULD LIKE TO.

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR COLD,THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF BACTERIAL PNEMONIA, FORGIVE MY SPELLING, IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE IN MY AREA.

WE WERE ALL RAISED 10-14 DAYS FOR A COLD TO GO AWAY,BUT WHEN WE HAVE COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS WE CAN CATCH IT ALL.

HUGS

T-LYNN
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Get well soon! I have been there, done that way too many times. I have had a cold for about 10 days now and am very carefully monitoring it for signs and symptoms of worse things. So far so good. Take good care of yourself! It takes a long time to heal from pneumonia, so don't push it! Best wishes for a quick recovery - GrannyJo
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OH SWEET T, I'M SO SORRY YOU ARE FEELING SO BAD. YOU REALLY JUST GO FROM ONE THING TO THE OTHER DON'T YOU?

I KNOW YOU ARE NOT BIG ON HOSPITALS HON, BUT IF THE X-RAY ON MONDAY SHOWS THINGS ARE STILL NOT GOOD, MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU FOR A QUICK RECOVERY. PLEASE LOOK AFTER YOURSELF, YOU KNOW WE WORRY ABOUT YOU.

HECK OF A WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR T!!

HUGS AND LOVE
MOKI
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