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rokica

Pneumonia

Nov 17, 2010 19:42

So I'm in the hospital with pneumonia. The fun started about a week and a half ago when I developed a fever. No, actually it began a week or two before then, when I caught Vivi's cough, which she's had for several months, actually, but she never progressed to anything more serious ( Read more... )

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lilamp November 17 2010, 23:28:15 UTC

hope you feel better quickly and get some clarity!

tikizeekbaby November 18 2010, 02:47:11 UTC

Oh my goodness. I hope you feel better soon!

daraflower November 18 2010, 12:44:18 UTC

Oh my god, that is so scary, Reka! Pneumonia really freaks me out. And now I can add: getting blood from an EAR really freaks me out! I didn't even know you could do that. Why would they need it to come from your ear?

One thing that I find annoying (though I was prepared for it, knowing how the Hungarian health care system works) is that you get next to no information about your condition.

This would drive me crazy, too. At least they are giving you the information once you ask!

rokica November 20 2010, 18:52:34 UTC

Dara, the blood from the ear is to check oxygen levels, though why they couldn't use, like, a finger, I don't know...

rokica November 20 2010, 18:53:18 UTC

On second thought, maybe the finger would hurt more...

daraflower November 21 2010, 13:00:59 UTC

Huh, well, no harm done if it wasn't too painful? The only time I've heard of sticking a needle in an ear was to administer drugs to a lab rabbit.... because it really is the most sensible point of access to the blood vessels of a restrained rabbit. :)

But I am so used to offering the crook of my arm for blood draws that it would really freak me out to have it taken from any other place. The comfort of habit has made a needle stick no big deal to me anymore. Which is kind of nice, considering how scared I used to get.

Hope you're feeling better & get well soon. <3

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