home again, hopefully for good


i have been reduced to one finger typing, and a shaky finger it is. as a result i have foresworn capital letters.

my summer in both the hospital and rehab center have left me severely compromised MS-wise; first, i'm having difficulty swallowing without choking unless i really focus on proper technique -- chin up opens the esophagus, so chin down properly closes it, so chin down it is to properly swallow.

second, i am also having more memory problems which i already wrote about; both short term and slightly longer term.

third, i have optic neuritis, now in both eyes!

and finally, i also have contracted c-diff, a notoriously difficult bacterial infection of the gut. luckily for me i have a mild case; this antibiotic i'm on is slowly being titrated down, which won't be done until february. my neuro says i can't take any steroids until i am off antibiotics -- so basically i'm screwed!

good day, ttyl, and be well,
webster

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  1. Elephant's ChildNovember 22, 2015 at 12:13:00 PM PST

    I am so sorry. Heartfelt hugs and oceans of caring.
    The beast is sometimes very sucky indeed.

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  2. AmiNovember 22, 2015 at 12:33:00 PM PST

    Huge (((hugs)))) to you. I am so very happy that you're home.
    And awfully glad to see a post from you, too.

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  3. UnknownNovember 23, 2015 at 5:46:00 AM PST

    virtual hugs!

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  4. KarenNovember 28, 2015 at 10:29:00 PM PST

    OMG. So sorry to hear what is happening in your life. c-diff is nasty...I got it last time I was in hospital. My docs will no longer hospitalize me unless it's life or death. They will also no longer prescribe steroids for the MS ( I would never "take" them) and they finally admitted, they don't work anyway.
    Hope things go better for you soon.

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  5. websterDecember 11, 2015 at 6:00:00 AM PST

    Thanks for the virtual hugs, everyone! and Karen - it was life or death for me the first time in.I scared DH to bits when one of my delusions was, "I see dead people." and I was reaching out and touching them in the room.

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