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I saw my doctor about an ear infection last Friday. My ear had actually been throbbing for about a week prior to me going in. He diagnosed me with a swollen eardrum and a swollen lymph gland in my neck, and gave me Augmentin to knock it out.

Well, yesterday (Monday), I developed a nasty sore throat to go with it. I had a hard time trying to figure out what was causing it. In the end, I settled on post-nasal drip. Antihistamines have helped a little bit, but not much,

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I am experiencing severe pain and unexplained swelling in my upper right arm, just below my right shoulder. This is below the area of the right rotator cuff. I've been trying to get in touch with my pain management specialist to see if it has anything to do with my Pain Block surgery that he did, but he has not called me back. The pain is severe, but mainly when I lift stuff - that is when I get level 9 pain. It's not bad enough to send me to the ER, so I don't know what to do now.

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***The Edema Chronicles for May 9, 2023

Today's weight, taken at around 2:22 a.m., was 318 lbs.

For reason why I skipped Monday's post, see Sunday's post. I wound up going to the doctor Monday. They're giving me some sort of compound cream that might help. It'll come in the mail.

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It looks like I'm going to be paying the hospital a visit today. I've had pain building in my upper right arm since early last week. It's got to the point where anything I lift-even the arm itself-gives me a 9 to 9.5 pain on the 0-to-10 pain scale. My pain pills are doing nothing for me. I'm suffering.

I went to my pain management doctor's office on Monday, and they recommended that I go to the ER if it got any worse.  I've tried to hold out, but last night my wife suggested I go ahead and go in after we get dressed and ready Wednesday morning.

I have no clue if they'll admit me, or even if they'll give me additional pain medicine. The only way to find out is to go. I'll update you as soon as I can.
 

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Well, they did not admit me to the hospital. They responded with a "What are we supposed to do???" attitude toward me, even when I told them that two doctors (orthopedist and pain management) told me to go to the ER if things got worse after their procedures. I did get a little bit of pain relief, though, in the form of some IV Dilaudid, IV muscle relaxant, and a pill for pain relief. I also got a referral to a new orthopedist, so we'll see how that pans out.

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3 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

 

No change. No change. No change.

A lot of retailers claim to have this problem.

I suspect that some are using that as an excuse to charge a little more for each transaction.

 

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CW Body Function:

I barfed a total of 6 times yesterday afternoon.  Well, dry heaved after number 3.  I still feel queasy, but I've kept down my tea this morning.  Drinking a lot of water because dehydration is a bitch.  If I don't feel better by tomorrow I'm off to the clinic.

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34 minutes ago, mlooney said:

CW Body Function:

 

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Keep forcing fluids other than tea. Pedialyte is good.

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3 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

Keep forcing fluids other than tea. Pedialyte is good.

Drinking several liters of water.  Can't really got any think else due to lack of transport.

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***The Edema Chronicles for May 20, 2023

Today's weight, taken at around 6:30 a.m., was 324 lbs.

Sorry for the skip. I had a "colonoscopy." By "", I mean that the purge for it went horribly, horribly wrong, and the colonoscopy didn't take place. I was unable to take my Bumex water pill, so my swelling got out of control and my weight shot up to 329 lbs. I'm slowly on the way back down.

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I got a COVID booster shot yesterday. Feel like crap and have injection site soreness. Analgesics barely working. I suspect I'm going to go to bed earlier than normal today an take a nap. Bleh.

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49 minutes ago, mlooney said:

I got a COVID booster shot yesterday. Feel like crap and have injection site soreness. Analgesics barely working. I suspect I'm going to go to bed earlier than normal today an take a nap. Bleh.

Huh.I got a booster around a week ago. I was a little sore for a day, not sick much. I got the Moderna bivalent, my fourth booster. Got it at CVS.

Brainstorming, does your place keep the shots cold? Are they busy enough to use it up in a reasonable time? I had a hard time finding an open slot, which says that CVS is using them up in a timely manner.

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This was my 4th shot as well.  Got it at the clinic I go to.  I'm not sick as such, I just feel run down and like crap.  Sorta like when a front rolls in.  Wait <checks Weather Underground>  No, no front rolling it.  Bleh.

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3 hours ago, mlooney said:

This was my 4th shot as well.  Got it at the clinic I go to.  I'm not sick as such, I just feel run down and like crap.  Sorta like when a front rolls in.  Wait <checks Weather Underground>  No, no front rolling it.  Bleh.

4th shot or 4th booster? I've had six shots so far. I figure it's a permanent part of the landscape now.

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16 hours ago, Darth Fluffy said:

4th shot or 4th booster? I've had six shots so far. I figure it's a permanent part of the landscape now.

2nd booster, 4 shots in total.

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I don't know if it booster side effects or if I'm starting to have a cold, but I feel like crap again this morning.  I've taken analgesics but if they don't kick in soonish I'm going to go back to bed really early today.

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