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I would love to know how many people actually get sleep the night before a surgery. It’s 2am and I will be woken up by the nurses around 5:30 or 6am, in order to shower and start getting prepped. I will be going under the knife for my second thoracotomy. They will be doing a lobectomy on my left lung, which is a removal of one of the lobes. Hopefully this will be the last speed bump in my long recovery.
This past September, I caught a cold and went to an urgent care center to see if I actually had COVID. Test was negative, but the doctor said I had bronchitis. No big deal, right? I used to get that type of stuff all of the time when I was young. About a week later, I went in to work and had to leave about an hour later since I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I had progressively been getting worse so I assumed I had COVID and that last test wasn’t right. I went to a different urgent care, and I was immediately put on oxygen. They did a COVID test (negative) and an X-ray. The X-ray showed that my entire left lung was whited out, and said they needed to call an ambulance to take me to the hospital (only 6 miles away 🙄). While at the hospital, they put in a chest tube. The doctor had told me that they didn’t get many people needing chest tubes and I would probably be sent to a bigger hospital. That was pretty much the last thing I remember before waking up in a hospital in Tulsa, OK....6 days later.
I was so confused and still highly medicated, and started begging for them to call my mom. I also was convinced that she had sent me there for punishment, and that they had taken me into outer space to do it. I hurt everywhere, didn’t understand why there were so many manchines, etc. My mom got there and explained what she could. I had been life flighted and put on life support. I went septic and had a thoracotomy to drain and clean out that lung. I had 3 chest tubes at that point. I had lost most function of my hand. I was on life support for 6 days and was told that they didn’t think I was going to survive that first night.
I spent 20 days in, was sent home, then came back 4 days later because I couldn’t breathe. I was admitted and spent another 14 days. At least I got to spend time with my daughter on her birthday when I was home those short 4 days. Altogether during those 34 days, I had a thoracotomy, thoracentisis, 6 chest tubes, a JP tube (draining from my stomach), 256 X-rays, 1 MRI, and 30 something CTs. They diagnosed me with Necrotizing Pneumonia, Necrotizing Pancreatitis, and they found a large pseudocyst. The pseudocyst went from behind my liver, up through a hole in my diaphragm, and was pushing up against my esophagus. I was sent home with IV antibiotics and I’m now on a 24 hour one while still going to work and taking care of my kids.
Which brings us to today. I started coughing up blood on January 2. Its been a constant, all day, bright red blood anywhere from the size of a quarter to a handful if I have a coughing fit. I spent this month going back and forth to see 4 of my doctors. I had a couple of CTs, xrays, labs, and a bronchoscopy. The doctors all said everything looks great and is getting better, but my left lobe is what is causing the blood. They believe it was just damaged too much during the previous stay.
I’m ready to get this over with. I’m also dreading the pain. They will go through my same scar that goes from under my armpit, around to about an inch away from my spine. It is still very tender. I’m not looking forward to the discomfort of the tubes, the box I have to carry around, the walks you have to take while in pain, the feel of the tubes being yanked out, etc. With how sick I was, I was told it would take at least a year of recovery. I’m just hoping this is my last surgery.
Anyways, wish me luck!
Ashley
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Why am I coughing up bloody mucus?
Today we will discuss why come bloody mucus.! Coughing up blood, Coughing up blood with mucus, Coughing up blood causes, What happens if you cough up blood and Causes of spitting up blood. Many people complain of bleeding from the mouth. Differences in them are very important because blood can also come from various diseases of the cavity. Some patients, I get blood collected from the nose on the blood throat. By which the patient spit out of the mouth, the cavity, nose, and throat of the patients are properly examined. Complaints of bleeding may occur from anywhere and even if the bleeding occurs in a small quantity, the reason for this can be found as soon as it is possible because it can be a sign of a serious disease. Many patients understand this by eating jaggery or by eating a hot item or eating hot medicines. Coughing in cough means that blood is coming from the lungs or from the respiratory tube. The color of blood drawn in cough is red and foam or mucus can be found in it. It can be a little bit of quantity or too much, which can lead to the death of the patient. The nature of such blood is alkaline. The main reason for coughing in the cough is as follows. Lung TB Cough is considered the leading cause of blood flow. It is necessary to know that this can be the first sign of lunges TB. TB of the lungs is an infectious disease that bacteria can make patients patient by coughing when they reach the healthy person's lungs on the cough. Children are quickly affected by this disease. While curing TB patients, keep capsules on your mouth while you cough and do not tell the children with you. Other symptoms include long-term fever, loss of appetite, loss of weight and prolonged coughing, etc. The patient gets nervous after more cough causes cough and the woman begins to move faster. By which blood pressure is reduced and the patient starts sweating. In such a situation, the patient should be rested and admitted to the hospital, so that women and blood pressure can be measured from time to time and immediate measures can be taken to prevent bleeding. Blood transfusion of a healthy person may also be required and medicines that destroy or deactivate TV bacteria such as isonex, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, ethambutol, etc. are also required to be used by the doctor's advice. Keep in mind that in spite of the blood stops, continue treatment of the TV according to the doctor's advice. Because medicines have to be taken for a certain period.
Bronchiectasis
In this disease, one part of the respiratory tract widens and creates a "cavity". In whose wall the bacteria cause inflammation, and do not place the blood of the place that breaks, then the patient can kill the person when he cures. Such patients usually complain of smelly mucus, coughing, and fever for too many months or months. Those who may occasionally have cough blood can come By examining mucus, by detecting bacteria and by detecting them, it is treated. Occasionally the operation may be needed in this disease. You can take medicines by consulting the doctor. Bleed in the lungs. The bacteria create abscess by causing pus in the lungs. Then the patient starts to complain of fever, cough, and mucus. Mucus comes in a very high amount and is stinking. Such a patient may also get blood in the cough. Lung Cancer The effect of lung cancer The first symptom can be coughing only in cough. This disease mostly happens to cigarettes, beedi drinkers. Cigarette smoking can be avoided by liver cancer. Chest X-ray, biopsy and mucus check are essential. Apart from bleeding, symptoms include pain in the chest, cough, heaviness of the sound, swelling on the neck, and lymph glands growing, etc. For successful treatment, it is necessary that the disease should be detected in a very early direction. Otherwise, spreading diseases in the liver and brain, etc., produces various complications, very soon. Embolism When blood is accumulated in the veins of the leg, its fragment can be stopped by heart and trapped in the pulmonary artery and it can stop the effects of blood suddenly. This causes symptoms of pain in the chest, bloody mucus in the cough. This is often done in patients who are lying in the bed for many days without taking a walk, such as after some major operation or after a heart attack. Therefore, to avoid this situation, such patients are advised from the beginning, that they should keep pace with their feet lying down on the bed. Thereby, the blood veins of the feet do not get enough blood. Blood in cough from heart disease also. As a result of "Rheumatic heart disease" in children or in young age, when the Volvo between the left chambers of the heart becomes narrower, due to excessive blood pressure, the rupture of lung blood vessels causes the patient to get coughing in the cough. is. Therefore, cardiovascular screening of patients who complain of coughing is also essential. Due to proper diagnosis and proper treatment for the patient's blood flow. Read more... By: WhiteChance Read the full article
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There are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer. When lung cancer does cause signs in its early stages, they may vary from person to person. Discovering lung cancer early may mean more treatment options are available. https://prashanthhospitals.org/pulmunology/
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Day 27: Sickness? Gunshots? //laughs as I watch my quality of pictures slowly go down// i got too sleepy to add more detail to the kimono//cries// welp! I hope I can make a pretty intense picture for Halloween itself, but most likely that is not the case. This is my poor child Riya, who seems to be a little sick. Will anyone help this poor child? #animeboy #anime #manga #mangaboy #inktober #goretober #blood #coughingupblood #sick #pendoodle #pensketch #inktober2017 #goretober2017 #day27 #myart #shadowslilmuffins #originalcharacter #oc
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Sick for the last 4 days, I tried to smile with swollen Tonsils... #itaintwork #bedridden #coughingupblood
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Soooo got my wisdom teeth out.
Turns out i'm like one in a thousand that reacts negatively to IV Sedation and coughs up blood for 24 hours after the surgery. Woohoo! Funtimes. Also, super dizzy and can't really move without help. Loving it.
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Haemoptysis Causes of Coughing up Blood
How does haemoptysis occur?
(Haemoptysis Causes, Most Common Causes of Haemoptysis, Cough with Haemoptysis, Coughing up Blood) #HaemoptysisCauses Reasons This disease of haemoptysis is caused by infection with caries. But sometimes even when blood comes from the gums and glands, the patient starts spitting blood from the mouth. Sometimes lung inflammation (pneumonia), so sometimes weakness in the lungs, This disease also arises due to the sore of the breathing systems in the body. Tightness in chest and heaviness, Sore in the throat, dry cough, More difficulties breathing, In this disease, constipation comes with mix blood from the mouth, etc. Cure In case of excessive bleeding, give the patient complete rest and lie on the bed. The patient will get the rest from haemoptysis disease soon. After that consult a doctor. By: WhiteChance Read the full article
#CausesofHaemoptysis#CoughwithHaemoptysis#Coughingupblood#Haemoptysis#HaemoptysisCauses#MostCommonCausesofHaemoptysis
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#iamsimplysick #coughingupblood #headache #nausea #flu (at Little Tokyo)
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