I made it through!

[kjntwins 59]

My surgery on December 17th. Surgery went great, I was up and walking. Biggest obstacle for me at the hospital is using the bathroom by myself. With the RA it is hard to do normal hygeine care anyway. Add in IV's and drains and then well, thankful I have husband that didn't mind wiping me. They gave me stress doses of predisone all three days. On day 2 I started running a low grade fever. I never get fevers thanks to the predisone. It concern me. Doctors and nurses thought I was crazy having a 99.2 and in pain from it. I kept repeating that I am chronic steroid user. They dismissed it. I came home on Wednesday, still no problems from actual surgery. Just this little low grade fever. Thursday I started getting scared. My fever got up to 100.9 I call the on call doctor. Bascially told me they don't care till after 101. I am aggraveted, that they are dismissing me. On Friday afternoon I went to the ER. I know my body does not get fevers, ever consider lowgrade to most. I was dx with a partial collapsed lung and pneumiona. I am doing alot better now. But have a nice letter to give my doctor at my first post op visit. Cons having RA with the Sleeve-liquid medication is awful. just plain out awful. I can't wait till I can swallow pills again.