I hate it when people post just to post.....

[smsmithart 4]

I know sometime my mom eyebrows are really high...I'm always telling her to calm down.. The best part about my moms vanity is that she is legally blind.. No I didn't push the code button one of our lovely confused oldies did...to get the nurse to bring water.. Nice...

[luluc 6]

I know sometime my mom eyebrows are really high...I'm always telling her to calm down...

that's more like my friend.

her only way of showing expression is her eyes get bigger. her forehead "can't" move.....she's all about the wrinkles, yet sits in a tanning bed a few times a wk; told her to cut bangs vs shots.

[Donna113 2]

Just a quick update....my DD is home, she is going to be on antibiotics through her PIC line, as well as oral antibiotics and other meds for minimally 6 weeks, and then they will look into how much surgery is needed.

She is feeling good, and has hope!

Thanks so much for your care and concern!!!

Kat

Good to hear. I'll keep her in my thoughts.

You married a gay man?

I was wondering about that comment, too.

I have a MASSIVe tooth ache. I noticed on Friday that I have a huge chip out of one of my incisors and it is throbbing with pain now. I hope I can get into see a dentist tomorrow or Tuesday cos I am out of town at a conference the rest of the week. I should probably go to the dentist more often I guess instead of waiting 3 years....

Yes, you really must go more often. I now go every 3 months since I stayed away for 10 years due to a terrible dental experience. Now I have to go every 3 months to have my gums professionally deep cleaned.

pjtp

I am not getting any better. Urgent care here we come. Blah.

Feel better soon!

PJTP: Had Glouc and her DH over for dinner and drinks last night. We had an absolute blast. I got too drunk and probably made a total ass of myself, but it was really fun. Now I have a massive hangover.

[smsmithart 4]

Pjtp... A guy at work asked me to go flying with him tomorrow.. In one of those small planes you know the one that crash into the glades all the time.. I'm scared of the plane..

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Just a quick update....my DD is home, she is going to be on antibiotics through her PIC line, as well as oral antibiotics and other meds for minimally 6 weeks, and then they will look into how much surgery is needed.

She is feeling good, and has hope!

Thanks so much for your care and concern!!!

Kat

That is such good news Kat. What is her diagnosis? I am glad she is home. She needs her mommy! Your TLC will make her well faster.

[Gracey 7]

Pjtp... A guy at work asked me to go flying with him tomorrow.. In one of those small planes you know the one that crash into the glades all the time.. I'm scared of the plane..

Is this a date?

[Kat817 19]

She Smiles, until you can get into the dentist, try some Midol, it helps more than other OTC pain killers, not sure why, but was given that suggestion years ago, and it works!

My ex was abusive, and knocked my teeth a few times, and the Midol seemed to help with the throb where Ibuprofin and all didn't so much.

My DD....what an ordeal it has been. She began about a month ago, the glands under her ear swelled up. She saw the Dr. was given antibiotics, and sent home. About a week later the ear itself began swelling. Not the lobe but the cartilage part of the ear, got HUGE....I am talking a girl with small ears, and the thickness of the cartilage area was easily an inch or an inch and a half thick, and it was purple!

They changed her antibiotics, and it only continued to get worse. They thought it was cellulitis, and treated for that, with no response.

All the while the lobe remains normal.

Eventually it swelled to a point the skin split, and she had open sores. All the visits to the Dr, and the ER, she ended up with MRSA in it!

So they admitted her to the hospital, and began the IV meds for that. No change.

They inserted a PIC line, so they could use stronger meds. Finally her tests for the MRSA come back good, but the ear is worse than ever, it is not even resembling an ear any longer.

They operated and removed the carotid lymph node under her ear to biopsy and test. They made an incision about 3 inches long, and only sutured it in 3 places trying to allow it to drain, it never even bled. The surgeon said cutting into the area was like sawing wood. Very tough.

The communicable diseases Dr. of our local hospital called the family together to tell us she thought my DD had a disease called Relapsing polychondritis. Which is an autoimmune disease, that begins in the cartilage of either the ears or the nose, and disfigures, then moves to the cartilage in the joints, causing disability, and eventually either collapses the trachea, or destroys cartilage bands at the base of the arteries in your heart--causing death, usually in the neighborhood of 10 years from onset.

We were totally devastated. She is 27, has a 4 year old DD herself, and is a beautiful, otherwise healthy, vibrant girl.

Then while we are trying to deal with the Dx, suddenly the ear lobe swells---and the glands all swell again. So whatever infection she has is worsening, BUT the RP does not affect soft tissue, only cartilage---so that goes against the diagnosis. So while she is getting worse, in our own way we are celebrating!

With this change the Dr.'s here give up and transferred her to a larger hospital in Albuquerque. She got there, and the infectuous diseases Dr. said almost immediately it was not the RP, but it was similar, it was an affliction that mimics the RP, called pseudomonas aeruginosa perichondritis. Which is an infection of the cartilage, and it is a one shot thing, it is not going to spread to the other parts of the body, nor is it fatal!

They got the proper antibiotics going in, and the change was drastic and almost immediate!

She was in the hospital for over 2 weeks, but is home now and will be on IV therapy through her PIC line for minimally 6 weeks.

When that is done, they will excise any remaining dead tissue. She will likely need PS to restore normal look to her ear. But that is nothing!

It has been an emotional roller coaster!

One I am totally glad to be off of!

Thanks for all your support--some of you both here and on FB. Y'all are great!

Kat

[Donna113 2]

Kat - what an ordeal. When things like this happen, it truly brings home how fragile life can be. I'm so glad to hear she's doing better now and that her prognosis is good.

[*slim* 2]

Kat-I am glad to hear that DD is home and doing much better. I cannot imagine what you all have gone through, but I am glad that the prognosis is much better than what you had originally been told. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

[plain 12]

LBT is driving me nuts lately. I'm almost ready to give it up. What are they doing? Susan/Trey, do you have any insider scoop?

I wasn't supposed to tell this, but......LBT is only slow for the uncool people. Sorry.

do you think tall men are attracted to short women?

I like tall chicks. Preferably with big boobs. Can you set a brotha up?? Shhhhhh, don't tell my wife....

[*susan* 1,709]

Kat, I am so happy to hear that your daughter is improving, that is wonderful news.

PJTP, another wonderful day in my life, I have pb'd everything I ate today. Ice cream for dinner? Why yes, I think so.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Susan, I am sorry your band is giving you so much trouble. It scares me that the band is so unpredictable for some people.

Kat, I am so glad they found out what was wrong. I will keep praying for a full recovery. I am so sorry for all the stress and worry you must have been going through.

[MacMadame 81]

Kat- Your dd's story shows how uneven our health care is in this country and also how important the right diagnosis is.

[She Smiles 2]

She Smiles, until you can get into the dentist, try some Midol, it helps more than other OTC pain killers, not sure why, but was given that suggestion years ago, and it works!

My ex was abusive, and knocked my teeth a few times, and the Midol seemed to help with the throb where Ibuprofin and all didn't so much.

Thanks Kat, I wish I knew what the equivalent is here in Australia. They are VERY strict with over the counter meds here, we don't have the meds that people have talked about on here that help you sleep at night....we have to see a Dr for anything even mild.

I have a Dentist appointment at 3pm tomorrow, only after I begged the receptionist to find me an appointment before I go away for 3 days of travel for work Wed-Fri.

I'm prepared to have a fat face and sore jaw tomorrow. No doubt I'll need a filling or worse :hurray: I dread that needle, not for the needle but cos the injection of the number KILLS!!!!

Hope your DD is feeling better soon, what an ordeal! *hugs*

[smsmithart 4]

Is this a date?

No I'm not calling it a date because I have a bf and he knows that..I'm still trying to decide if I should risk my life in the little plane..