Uh oh

[LisaT]

Hi, Heather, it sounds confusing and stressful. I don't know why they can't do the IV and then send you home? Even if you have to go back and forth a bit. Maybe they need to monitor the levels closely. I don't know much about this but I have been told to take magnesium supplements (often you can get a calcium/magnesium combo), but if you're not absorb of it it will just go through you. I've also either read or heard that a 'leaky gut' can cause a lot of autoimmune stuff. Of course you'd want to run it by your own dr., but taking probiotics is supposed to help get your gut in better working condition again. I hope that you get some answers and not just interim solutions soon, and stRt to feel better! I hope this can be accomplished without you having to be admitted. But if not, it's not worth the extra energy you're using to resist. It sucks, it's not fair, it's unexpected. And if you have to go, please go! We're all there with you, especially if you have wifi!

[annekat]

Heather, there will always be other weekends for you to come to the market. Of course, I'll be thrilled if I see you there, but please don't push yourself! It sounds like things are up in the air right now and you need to sit tight and see what needs to be done. Not a good time to make other commitments. Just take care of you, the best you can.

[pberggren1]

So Heather, this IV treatment is just the minerals?

[Squiggled]

Yes, they kept me admitted because my heart was involved. Low magnesium causes heart problems.

[Alysia]

how are you today Heather ? are you still at the hospital ?

[Jaypfei]

Heather I will send prayers your way. What you have mentioned is going on is not to be taken lightly. Anne is correct, your health comes first and I hope everything goes smoothly at the hospital.

[Squiggled]

After a long but really good dr appointment with my RA we have a plan. She is going to have my magnesium checked every week to hopefully avoid these emergency situations. I talked to her about being on 40mg of prednisone for so long, she said I can taper to 30mg but no lower because my hands and knees still show so much inflammation. She is also raising my methotrexate from 15mg to 20. And we are going to go sub-cutaneous not oral. She said orally you only absorb 80% and shots are 100%. She said she is raising it to try and get my nose and sinus problems under control.
Thank you everyone for being a voice of reason and support. Looks like I dodged going to the hospital this time, but I promise no tree chaining next time lol

[Squiggled]

Oh, Anne!! I am bringing the gang with me tomorrow people heard I was going to be out of the house and thought I might need a witness lol so it should be daughter, son, sister and ex mother in law (but more like mom). So I will see you tomorrow early afternoon, so excited!

[windchime]

Heather so glad you worked out a safe solution for you. Hopefully you doc can figure out what is causing it and that may help. In the meantime enjoy your time out of the house and with your family and of course meeting Anne.

[annekat]

Oh, Anne!! I am bringing the gang with me tomorrow people heard I was going to be out of the house and thought I might need a witness lol so it should be daughter, son, sister and ex mother in law (but more like mom). So I will see you tomorrow early afternoon, so excited!

I guess I'm ready! I did not get my stuff done today in order to have the new stock I wanted for tomorrow, but that of course is not why you are coming! Maybe someone can take a picture and we can post it here on the forum under the thread "Close Encounters of the Weggie Kind". Looking forward to it!