Category: Medical

This is another funny story related to my recovery process. It’s a long story, so it is only for those who are interested in it. On the last day of my hospitalisation, I developed diarrhoea. First I thought it was because I had overdosed on raw salads. Lately, at this age, I realised that my…

Weight check – how much weight did I gain by sitting in the hospital room for 4 days straight? None!! Yay! Otherwise, my months of efforts to lose 7kg over 4 months would have gone to waste. At least I don’t have to start from scratch in this area. Now, begins the long, long road…

Early discharge!! CRP dropped to 38.2! The stars are aligned! Two more IV-infusions today and I am good to go! That should be at 7pm. To continue with oral Augmentin and oral Doxy. Specialist fully acknowledges my phobia of SJS. It was between Levofloxacin and Augmentin. Also, I’ve taken Augmentin before. Levofloxacin would be new…

This is what happened last night. 2.50am: Syncope Episode Averted – phew! It was time for my IV-Infusion at midnight. A male nurse was on duty and he noticed that the IV-port on my right arm was already leaking and the area around my arm was already red and swollen. Good eye. The IV-port needs…

Juno has completed her third vaccination! Husband took Juno to the clinic this morning and were very lucky to be seen by the senior vet. Juno has increased in weight, her baby teeth are changing to permanent ones too. Since I had already dewormed her, this was not repeated. But we should deworm her once…

I am writing this upon the request of several friends who would like to know the facts of the case. It is a technical piece, so you might want to skip it if your interest is not in this area. Thank you. This summarises the pertinent points of my entire experience with pneumonia, from the…

My CRP came down to a pleasantly-surprising 63 this morning!! So this new IV antibiotic is doing its job, Tazocin. It’s only available in IV form and there is no exact oral equivalent for it. There are two close ones, but they do not cover the entire spectrum that Tazocin covers. Close, but not close…

During their evening meal just now, I video-called the cats and Robin was the most excited of all.  Tabs too. How I miss them. Here are some of the dinner photos. Gerald came to have a huge meal. Doing the Vetri DMG for Ginger. He gets it daily because he’s FIV+. I don’t know how…

So I was feeling so down, not being able to go home today. Sigh…life really sucks. Then, the nurse came in to do the regular checks of BP, temperature and O2 sat. Is it common for patients of pneumonia to have to change antibiotics? She says it’s very common. That is why we need to…

This morning, I woke up at 2.40am. No fever. Hooray, I’ve fulfilled the criteria of “no fever for 24 hours”. Lungs have been clear all the while. So I would just have to wait for them to take blood and check my CRP. I have zero symptoms. I feel fine. I was so sure the…

Way back, our vet was a very senior vet. This was during the time of Mac & Bobby, Cow Mau and siblings, Indy too. Indy was rescued from the drain with impossible-to-survive conditions. But he did. I was supposed to help a friend look after him for 2 weeks, but he ended up with us…

Upstairs – all disinfected! I went to see my pharmacist to ask for advice. I’ve already been dosed with a medication that has the potential to cause Stevens-Johnson’s Syndrome for 3 days without being informed, so what can I do for myself now? The doctor did not inform me of the potential hazards. Probably didn’t…

I wish the title could have been My Fair Lady’s “I could have danced all night”, literally, dancing ballet all night! But no. I could not sleep a wink again. It’s one of the IV-medications that is causing this and I don’t know which one, but I’m thankful I have said goodbye to the IV-port…

A good knock on my head, a stark reminder – Juno needs sunshine. I recently got acquainted with a new nutritionist and we got talking yesterday. I told him I contracted mycoplasma pneumonia and I mentioned Juno had a mycoplasma infection too, in early October this year. His first question was: Mold? Fungi? Cold damp…