Let me start off immediately by saying that the HIV and Hepatitis B tests are negative! I thank God for hearing our prayers and for blessing me with these results.
Wow, what a day Monday has been. I don't think I have ever been as frightened as I was yesterday. One moment I am healthy and happy, and the next thing I know, I am signing a form, giving the hospital permission to test me for HIV.
It just comes to show you how thankful one should really be. And I definitely am. Every night I pray and thank our wonderful God for my healthy mind and semi-healthy body. I could have been off far worse.
Speaking of a semi-healthy body...
Yesterday I was finally discharged at 18:00.
My doctor and I did not, as always, do the halfway-through-the-2-week-treatment Lung function and we ended up doing my LF 3 days before being discharged. The results....
Before Duovent: 63
After Duovent: 67 (this is the % we usually look at when analysing my lungs).
I doubt whether I got my LF back up to 71 in the rest of those 3 days, but I do believe that my LF should be 69 at the moment. I will just work very hard and exercise to bring it up to 71 again.
I also feel that it is a better idea for me to go to hospital 2 or 3 times a year, rather than my usual once-a-year. It makes caring for my lungs and bringing up my LF a lot easier.
Regarding the rest of my well-being:
Except for the fact that I am EXTREMELY tired and still have some head aches, I feel wonderful.
This morning, as always, I did my breathing exercises. The little mucus I coughed up was a milky white - which is excellent! Usually it is a green-yellow colour with a very thick consistency.
Netball started 3 weeks ago. I am very sad that I missed the first few practices, but as of next Monday I will be up and running - literally! I can't WAIT to exercise again.
Furthermore I am happy and thankful and just glad to be home again.
The whole situation with the possibly infected insulin needle gave me and my family and friends a huge fright. But everything is fine now. We serve a wonderful God!
I am studying full-on again and will be returning to work next week Monday.
Let us not forget to pray and say thank you for everything God blesses us with.
Happy Living
Breathe and Believe
Nina
xXx
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Monday, 5 August 2013
Testing for HIV - because of a possibly contaminated needle
Dear Readers
Today was supposed to be an awesome day - the day that I go home after a two weeks hospital visit where I got intravenous treatment for my lungs.
But something happened last night...
I am on Lantus insulin and I use 12 units each night. So every night one of the staff members bring me my insulin - which they keep in their fridge with the other patients' meds.
So last night I took the pen from the sister and just before I stuck the needle in my thigh I realised - Woah! This is not my insulin pen? It belonged to a 77 year old man who stays in one of the other rooms in my ward.
I showed the name tag to the sister and she apologized and went back to get my insulin pen. So I injected 12 units and went to bed.
This morning it occurred to me: If they brought me the pen from another man, what stopped them from using MY pen on someone else?
I do not change my insulin needle every day - I change it after 3 days. Therefore there now was the chance that I used (or, during some time for the past two weeks have been using) a needle that was used by another random person!
Luckily my doctor came early this morning and I told her about the whole episode last night. She was extremely mad (at the staff) and said that it is completely unacceptable for them to make a mistake like this, (which of course - it is)!
For a moment she thought and then she spoke the dreaded words: "We'll draw some blood and test for Hepatitis B and HIV."
I have to be honest here, I am struggling to keep it all together. I just want to burst into tears every second of every minute, but I try to keep myself together.
All the "What if"'s keep on racing though my mind...
You never think that something like this could happen to you.
I am just praying that everything will be okay. I trust God and I will keep on having faith.
The tests will come back tonight or tomorrow morning. Lets hope and pray for the best.
Much Love
Happy Living
Nina
xXx
Today was supposed to be an awesome day - the day that I go home after a two weeks hospital visit where I got intravenous treatment for my lungs.
But something happened last night...
I am on Lantus insulin and I use 12 units each night. So every night one of the staff members bring me my insulin - which they keep in their fridge with the other patients' meds.
So last night I took the pen from the sister and just before I stuck the needle in my thigh I realised - Woah! This is not my insulin pen? It belonged to a 77 year old man who stays in one of the other rooms in my ward.
I showed the name tag to the sister and she apologized and went back to get my insulin pen. So I injected 12 units and went to bed.
This morning it occurred to me: If they brought me the pen from another man, what stopped them from using MY pen on someone else?
I do not change my insulin needle every day - I change it after 3 days. Therefore there now was the chance that I used (or, during some time for the past two weeks have been using) a needle that was used by another random person!
Luckily my doctor came early this morning and I told her about the whole episode last night. She was extremely mad (at the staff) and said that it is completely unacceptable for them to make a mistake like this, (which of course - it is)!
For a moment she thought and then she spoke the dreaded words: "We'll draw some blood and test for Hepatitis B and HIV."
I have to be honest here, I am struggling to keep it all together. I just want to burst into tears every second of every minute, but I try to keep myself together.
All the "What if"'s keep on racing though my mind...
You never think that something like this could happen to you.
I am just praying that everything will be okay. I trust God and I will keep on having faith.
The tests will come back tonight or tomorrow morning. Lets hope and pray for the best.
Much Love
Happy Living
Nina
xXx
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