Yesterday, I learned about a drug to drug interaction which occurred between two medications I took concurrently during my post operative recovery period. You may remember that I had been experiencing leg pain caused by spasms of my calf muscles.
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Managing Weight During Prednisone Treatment
15 NovThere’s another prednisone side effect I’ve been experiencing. It’s not particularly disturbing since it’s a short course. But nonetheless, I’ll mention it.
Continue readingChronic Health and Passport Renewal: My Updates
14 NovI’ve got a couple of quick updates to share. It’s been a difficult day chronic health wise, so this will not be up to my usual level of eloquence. 😆
Continue readingCoping with Recovery Challenges After Surgery
13 NovIf you have been following along, you know that my surgery was an unmitigated success. I cannot say the same about the recovery. Multiple post surgical complications, one of which was an antibiotic allergy.
Continue readingFrom Infection to Recovery: My Health Battle
9 NovAs of this morning, I have seen a newly posted urine culture result. I have an UTI. More TMI follows. You have been warned. Proceed with caution.
Continue readingRash Complication Update
8 NovThat rash I mentioned in passing in my last surgery update? Oh my did it get bad since then. It has spread to cover my entire torso, from neck to buttocks, including the inner thighs. Surgeon says it is a systemic reaction to some medication, and referred me to dermatology for follow-up. Probably not the antibiotic as I had assumed by the time I saw her. Most likely culprit is one of the anesthesia medications in her opinion.
Continue readingNavigating Post-Op Complications: My Journey
5 NovThe surgery itself was a piece of cake, as the idiom goes. But oh my, the post-op complications have been piling up. A few days ago, I wrote about my ER trip for urinary retention. I didn’t stress how dangerous that was. For those who aren’t aware, I was very close to possible death.
Continue readingMy ER Experience: Lessons from Post-Op Recovery
1 NovLong, long day yesterday. Surgery itself was complication free, but the recovery has been “interesting”. Beyond this lies TMI for some folks. Consider yourself warned. If you choose to read on, that’s on you.
Continue readingCardiac Clearance Success: My Surgery Journey Begins
16 OctI woke up feeling quite nervous today. My final check box for my upcoming surgery was cardiac clearance. That appointment was this afternoon. The last hurdle to be overcome.
Continue readingSurgery preparation
11 SepYesterday, I received a call from the cardiology clinic. Anesthesiology had contacted them to obtain a clearance for that upcoming, not yet scheduled, surgery.
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