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Hello,
This is Gypsy's daughter, Jeannie. She wanted me to post a note to let everyone know what's going on with her. She is currently in the hospital, but fortunately, on her road to recovery. We went to see her regular doctor on Wednesday, and she was diagnosed with severe bronchitis, and sent home with antibiotics. She had a chest x-ray done, and they said they would call with the results. On Thursday, we received a call that the x-ray showed the beginning stages of pneumonia. By then, she was feeling much worse, and her cough was horrible. I took her to the emergency room, where they did a series of tests and informed us that in addition to the bronchitis, she had pneumonia in both lungs, a urinary tract infection, was severely dehydrated, and was also suffering from sepsis, a life threatening condition, where the entire body has a severe reaction to bacteria. They said we got there just in time and that if it had been any later, all of her organs would have started to shut down very soon and very quickly. They immediately put her on IV antibiotics and fluids, and fortunately, she started to improve significantly. After about 4 hours, they retested her blood, and it showed that her lactic acid level had dropped to below the threshhold for sepsis. She continues to improve, and no longer has to worry about sepsis...a huge relief! They have her doing breathing treatments, which is also helping with the pneumonia. Today, the doctor said that she is recovering remarkably, and he may change her to oral antibiotics on Saturday, and she will likely be released on Sunday. Our family feels so blessed that she is recovering so quickly and is going to be ok. She is so dear to us, and we are happy that she will be around to celebrate another birthday next week!! It may be a few days before she feels up to blogging again, but she did want to let all of her blogging friends know why she hasn't had any posts recently. Please keep her in your thoughts. I know she really appreciates all of the support, friendship, and encouragement she receives from the blogging community. Thank you.
- Easy Saturday
I had no plans for today but went to the farmer's market early and was back home in no time. I shopped at my favorite of the stalls and didn't feel like walking around, so I just got what I needed and came back home. Jeannie came over to...
- Brutal
The surgery went very well and I was able to leave the hospital by 10:00 am. Once the anesthetic wore completely off I was in misery, which lasted through the night and into this morning. During the middle of the night we phoned the doctor...
- It's Always Something
I have recovered from the walk yesterday, especially after taking an Advil this morning and one this afternoon. I'm going to the gym with Jeannie and Donald, but I will go easy on myself. I had thought the matter was settled as far...
- Something Going Around
My daughter told me that yesterday her mother-in-law, who has been congested and coughing a lot, drove herself to the hospital where I was treated for pneumonia. She went to the emergency room and they determined that she also had pneumonia. After X-rays,...
- Update To Today's (tue) Post
I stopped by the Urgent Care Center this afternoon and saw a doctor. He said at this point I didn't have bronchitis or pneumonia, and recommended rest and drinking lots of fluids. He also ordered chest X-rays and after looking at...
Travel
Hello,
This is Gypsy's daughter, Jeannie. She wanted me to post a note to let everyone know what's going on with her. She is currently in the hospital, but fortunately, on her road to recovery. We went to see her regular doctor on Wednesday, and she was diagnosed with severe bronchitis, and sent home with antibiotics. She had a chest x-ray done, and they said they would call with the results. On Thursday, we received a call that the x-ray showed the beginning stages of pneumonia. By then, she was feeling much worse, and her cough was horrible. I took her to the emergency room, where they did a series of tests and informed us that in addition to the bronchitis, she had pneumonia in both lungs, a urinary tract infection, was severely dehydrated, and was also suffering from sepsis, a life threatening condition, where the entire body has a severe reaction to bacteria. They said we got there just in time and that if it had been any later, all of her organs would have started to shut down very soon and very quickly. They immediately put her on IV antibiotics and fluids, and fortunately, she started to improve significantly. After about 4 hours, they retested her blood, and it showed that her lactic acid level had dropped to below the threshhold for sepsis. She continues to improve, and no longer has to worry about sepsis...a huge relief! They have her doing breathing treatments, which is also helping with the pneumonia. Today, the doctor said that she is recovering remarkably, and he may change her to oral antibiotics on Saturday, and she will likely be released on Sunday. Our family feels so blessed that she is recovering so quickly and is going to be ok. She is so dear to us, and we are happy that she will be around to celebrate another birthday next week!! It may be a few days before she feels up to blogging again, but she did want to let all of her blogging friends know why she hasn't had any posts recently. Please keep her in your thoughts. I know she really appreciates all of the support, friendship, and encouragement she receives from the blogging community. Thank you.
- Easy Saturday
I had no plans for today but went to the farmer's market early and was back home in no time. I shopped at my favorite of the stalls and didn't feel like walking around, so I just got what I needed and came back home. Jeannie came over to...
- Brutal
The surgery went very well and I was able to leave the hospital by 10:00 am. Once the anesthetic wore completely off I was in misery, which lasted through the night and into this morning. During the middle of the night we phoned the doctor...
- It's Always Something
I have recovered from the walk yesterday, especially after taking an Advil this morning and one this afternoon. I'm going to the gym with Jeannie and Donald, but I will go easy on myself. I had thought the matter was settled as far...
- Something Going Around
My daughter told me that yesterday her mother-in-law, who has been congested and coughing a lot, drove herself to the hospital where I was treated for pneumonia. She went to the emergency room and they determined that she also had pneumonia. After X-rays,...
- Update To Today's (tue) Post
I stopped by the Urgent Care Center this afternoon and saw a doctor. He said at this point I didn't have bronchitis or pneumonia, and recommended rest and drinking lots of fluids. He also ordered chest X-rays and after looking at...