Hi Rich, Oh doh!!! Just wrote you a long (ish) note on Macmillan, and then discovered I could leave you a note on here....blast! Well if you are still REALLY bored you could have a look! Anyway jist of it was - sorry that you have a fever, very common I believe, I had one too (they never did identify the source of so-called infection...could have been cells dying off. Anyway if you get really bad shakes they will give you a most lovely drug (can't recall name) that just gives you the most lovely calm feeling sweeping through your body and finishes the shakes off very quickly - had it a few times...great everytime! Don't suffer in silence, make sure you tell them everything. Hang on in there it will pass, and soon you will be climbing back into your own bed again, and your wife will be spoiling you rotten...won't be long I'm sure. Thinking of you, Nicky
When I was having chemo, my brother made me tapes to listen to in the hospital on my walkman. Too bad there were no ipods then. I am a musician and found comfort listening to music that I grew up to, plus a smattering of new music that I liked. It helped me get through the daily fevers, chills, and boredom. It is funny, any time I hear the song Glycerine by the band Bush, I am right back in my hospital room.
For me, I found it helped to pass time by listening to soothing music. I wasn't able to concentrate deeply for long periods of time, so I appreciated leafing through magazines with lots of photos such as fashion, nature, travel or even those superficial ones on pop and celebrity culture. I coudn't tolerate the news or anything heavy that could assault my senses. Having family and friends visit was very reassuring and vital to my emotional well being.
I was in the hospital for the seven days of Cladribine followed by an additional six days with a neutropenic fever and some sort of indeterminate infection. In general, I like people to like me, but when I got ill, I could no longer regale the nurses and staff with jokes and good natured banter. That bothered me, but the nurse's aides were very understanding, kind and helpful.
The antibiotics and Cladribine work. You will be okay, and into a nice long remission where normality is the order of the day.
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteSorry to read you've hit a rough patch. Hope the fevers and shivers pass quickly.
Vincent James
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteOh doh!!! Just wrote you a long (ish) note on Macmillan, and then discovered I could leave you a note on here....blast! Well if you are still REALLY bored you could have a look! Anyway jist of it was - sorry that you have a fever, very common I believe, I had one too (they never did identify the source of so-called infection...could have been cells dying off. Anyway if you get really bad shakes they will give you a most lovely drug (can't recall name) that just gives you the most lovely calm feeling sweeping through your body and finishes the shakes off very quickly - had it a few times...great everytime! Don't suffer in silence, make sure you tell them everything.
Hang on in there it will pass, and soon you will be climbing back into your own bed again, and your wife will be spoiling you rotten...won't be long I'm sure.
Thinking of you,
Nicky
When I was having chemo, my brother made me tapes to listen to in the hospital on my walkman. Too bad there were no ipods then. I am a musician and found comfort listening to music that I grew up to, plus a smattering of new music that I liked. It helped me get through the daily fevers, chills, and boredom. It is funny, any time I hear the song Glycerine by the band Bush, I am right back in my hospital room.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I found it helped to pass time by listening to soothing music. I wasn't able to concentrate deeply for long periods of time, so I appreciated leafing through magazines with lots of photos such as fashion, nature, travel or even those superficial ones on pop and celebrity culture. I coudn't tolerate the news or anything heavy that could assault my senses. Having family and friends visit was very reassuring and vital to my emotional well being.
ReplyDeleteI was in the hospital for the seven days of Cladribine followed by an additional six days with a neutropenic fever and some sort of indeterminate infection. In general, I like people to like me, but when I got ill, I could no longer regale the nurses and staff with jokes and good natured banter. That bothered me, but the nurse's aides were very understanding, kind and helpful.
The antibiotics and Cladribine work. You will be okay, and into a nice long remission where normality is the order of the day.
Hang in there.
Vincent James