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[Aunnie]

Hi phil,

So glad you are in good hands.You will be in my thoughts,for sure.
What is Avelox??
Please keep us posted on all of your results.
We have to care about each other because,we are the only ones that understand all of the different symptoms!!!!!
And how we feel so terrible some days and not bad the next,there is NO PREDICTING..........


I talk to you guys in my head a lot lately,but when I get to the computer,I lose my train of thought.I'm in a funk big time and hope to pull out of it soon!!!!
I do go to counseling....

Hoe you feel better soon!

Aunnie

[Sangye]

Hang in there, Aunnie. The funks hit but they do dissipate.

[Col 23]

Hello Phil
Im very worried about you, but pleased that you are finally under what sounds like some good medical care now. My thoughts are with you. Wish I had a magic wand for everyone.
Col 23

[Col 23]

Hi Aunnie
A couple of months ago I was putting kitchen utensils in the fridge and other things in strange places, I would go to make a cup of tea and walk downto the bedroom and couldnt remember what I was going to do. I would be in conversations and stop mid sentence and ask what I was talking about. My daughter made a personal card with my phone number and address because some days I couldnt remember it. I hope it was the meds. I seem to be getting a bit better now. I didnt worry about it too much as I remember Sangye saying how she originally was really worried about her memory and had tests so I reckoned it was the meds.
Hope things improve for you soon.
Col 23

[Lightwarrior]

My daughter made a personal card with my phone number and address because some days I couldnt remember it.

I'm not happy that you are going through this, but it helps me to know I'm not crazy, sometimes when I am really tired or stressed i have trouble remembering my address and phone number. I guess I should make a card that reads "I'm really not demented, I have Wegs and right now I can't remember that I live at... and my phone number is...."(lol)

[Sangye]

It's amazing what pred does to your thinking. Last week before I increased the pred to a "happy" dose, I was struggling to find a word. Word choices kept popping in my head, but I was totally aware that they had no connection to the word I was seeking. They weren't synonyms, they didn't start with the same letter, nothing. I was thinking of a verb and some of the words that popped in my head were nouns. It was like trying to think of the word "hammer" and the words that come to mind are: wind, crying, notebook and Mary. It was actually quite terrifying. I wondered if I was having a stroke.

Just a couple days at a good dose of pred, and it's not happening anymore. I actually participated in a lively conversation with a couple of very quick-witted, fast thinkers yesterday. I could keep up with their jokes like I did pre-Wegs. Even my creativity is coming back online.

[pberggren1]

I talked to Dr. Tagboto this morning and he said I should be out tomorrow or Wednesday.

Avelox is a broad spectrum anti-biotic.

[pberggren1]

Why would they keep you for 2-3 more weeks?

Because I am lovable Sangye. Would you want to part with me?

[elephant]

So how long will be be on Avelox? DId they do blood cultures to confirms a bacteria infection? Phil get better soon.

[pberggren1]

Nothing showed up in the blood cultures. He said I will go back on the oral Avelox on Wednesday or Thursday. Thanks elephant. I will keep you guys posted.