My Daddy died twelve years ago the 24th of this
month. When he was admitted to the
hospital, it was overflowing with patients.
My mother and I had to sleep in the lobby on chairs during the first few
days he was there. I got a blanket from
one of the nurses and slept on the floor some of the time. He was there for ten days before he died.
During the time I was sleeping on the floor, I picked up a
staph infection. It basically affects
the area in and around my nose when it flares up. It took three doctors and numerous tests to
decide what it was and the best treatment for it. It took almost six weeks for it to be
controlled.
The next couple of times it erupted, it really showed
off! The whole area in and around my
nose was broken out with blisters and it spread nearly down to my top lip. It was awful looking and I hated to be
seen. I was in the workforce at the time
and tried to keep it covered as much as possible. I would have hated to be around someone who
looked like that and knew that the people in my building were not happy to be
around it either. The only reason I even
went to work was because the doctor said I was not contagious…………and the fact
that my employer was not understanding of people being out of work and would
probably have fired me.
I mention this because the cold/flu or whatever this crud is
has made it flare up again. If you will
notice, it is close to the time that I originally developed it. For the past twelve years, when I have had a
flare up with this strep germ, it has been in the month of September. I find that really odd. It is like it has an anniversary schedule and
is sticking to it.
Someone was talking the other day on one of the MS websites
about having certain symptoms in certain months of the year. Some people were making fun of him, but
others seemed to agree that their symptoms seem to come in cycles. I am talking, of course, about those of us
who have relapsing-remitting MS. Although
the symptoms seem to change and come and go, it always gives you something to
deal with and never leaves you alone.
As far as medical science has progressed with all kinds of
diseases, I really wonder how much it really knows. Quite a few medical facilities have all types
of websites that tell the what and why of different diseases but rarely
understand actually having that particular disease. All of us with MS have talked about this many
times. Although doctors seem to understand
what is happening to us, they don’t really understand how it affects us.
So, here I sit, blowing my nose, coughing, sneezing and
putting medicine on my infection…………it
will get better……..I just wish it would hurry up and decide to do so!!!!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
Janie, I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I once had sun poisoning that affected my lips, nose, and the area between, with blisters and red skin. I looked freakish, so I know how you feel.
And I agree about timing with MS. I have a bad fall every March, and every 10 months, I'll have a bad episode with the b&b situation. That will be this month -- it's like waiting for the other shoe to drop!
Get well soon, and that's an order!!
Peace,
Muff
Thanks Muff......I hate you are getting ready to start an episode...isn't it really strange how it works that way?! By the way, I demand that you quit falling!! :)
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