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    Default Need your help asap. In the er.

    Hey guys. So im in the er and the attending is wanting my imput on wether he sends me home or not. Been here for 6 hours. Done chest xray and lots of blood work. All clear. I have a fever of 102. So he thinks its a virus but- my heart rate wont settle below 130. He says my body is doing all it can to tell him there is an infection somewhere. I am on mtx imuran and 20 of pred. My heart rate has been 100-110 since i started the pred...but now with a fever...plz help!
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    are you still at the hospital

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    i'd stay, don't remember your story but with that temp and heart rate I would think they would keep you. I hope they know your are immune-supressed.
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    Virus is what they say when the don't know what they are dealing with. Try and get them to let you stay until you have either seen a specialist or feel well enough yourself.

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    They are bringing in an internal medicine team. And i asked them to plz call my rhuematoligist. But what kind os infection do u think they should be looking for? They just came in and drew a d-dimer. They sent out cultures. They said they just dont feel comfortable sending me home with a heart rate that high. And yet...u know the line...they just dont know that much about wg so what do i think? Of course i WANT to go home to my kids..the hospital is not fun.

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    Is your Sed rate elevated or your CRP? How about WBC and RBC? I would ask to have a mask to wear while your there and if they admit you make sure they put you in a room by yourself.
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    Sorry, I had to go to work. I am glad they didn't send you home. Did they get in touch with your Rheumy?

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    I am still here. My fever broke and i feel alot better. I think they have in mind to keep me until my flu test comes back. I really stressed that they talk to my rhuemy but they seemed very hesitant saying this may have nothing to do with wgs. Sorry i panicked on yall lastnite. I just couldnt deal with it feeling the way i did. And i didnt have service to call anyone so i came to you Thankyou for being there for me!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by im so blessed View Post
    I am still here. My fever broke and i feel alot better. I think they have in mind to keep me until my flu test comes back. I really stressed that they talk to my rhuemy but they seemed very hesitant saying this may have nothing to do with wgs. Sorry i panicked on yall lastnite. I just couldnt deal with it feeling the way i did. And i didnt have service to call anyone so i came to you Thankyou for being there for me!!
    I only now see it but I am glad that you are getting better. you can always count on the friends here to be there for you, whatever, in every hour, 24/7. I love you friends.
    as for being in hospital, after what I have being through with my beautiful Phil, I learned, the hard way, couple of things: insist on being in a clean room and dont let anyone touch you without gloves. even be rude if needed. dont let them give you any med or treatment without explaining all the risks of using it. ask as much as you want even if they dont like it. insist that a wg expert will check you to rule out wg activity. ask for every expert that you need.
    I hope you have someone with you to help. praying for you to go home healthy soon. hugs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by im so blessed View Post
    I am still here. My fever broke and i feel alot better. I think they have in mind to keep me until my flu test comes back. I really stressed that they talk to my rhuemy but they seemed very hesitant saying this may have nothing to do with wgs. Sorry i panicked on yall lastnite. I just couldnt deal with it feeling the way i did. And i didnt have service to call anyone so i came to you Thankyou for being there for me!!
    My flu test only took a few minutes for the results. They gave me some Tamiflu that helped reduce the symptoms. I never suspected I had the flu when I went to the Walk In Clinic. I just felt like crap and knew some thing was wrong but had no idea of what? I was worried I might have pneumonia or a Weg flare.
    Knowledge is power! Wisdom is using it to make good decisions!

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