Last spring I came down with pneumonia; dragged myself to the hospital on day three. On day six & coming out of it with antibiotic IVs I told the doctor I was so sick I hadn’t had a drink in six days. Sort of a joke.
He immediately wanted to put me on Librium! Assumed I had the D.T.’s. I extended my arm with fingers extended & joined & held it steady as a rock until he decided I wasn’t in alcohol withdrawal after all.
That wasn’t based on observed symptoms, that was only what I told the doc! I finally convinced him that going without a drink was no worse than going without a candy bar. Sheesh!
The last SUPER FLU shot landed me in the ER I was eliminating at both ends faster than I could take in Gator Aid. Ended up Dehydrated and needed a IV from the ER, along with anti puke meds. Lost 10 lbs fast.
I have Colitis Ileus attacks, they make you think you are having a heart attack. They blow my veins by using to large IV Caths. I take a child size 22-25. All they are putting in is IV fluid, prokinetics for slow motility and pain meds. Admit people don’t like to input my drug reaction list, nor will they attach it to my file folder. So I get scripts for meds I am allergic to brought up. And you can’t get the STUPID people to REMOVE them from the order list. I have to watch them like a hawk. I don’t need drug reactions on top of being sick.
My ‘food’ is a liquid diet for the 3 days. I call it a Vertigo/Meniere’s attack on a tray. 1 tray with over salted broth, and a box of Ensure Clear which is GAG, PUKE SWEET, contains more than the 2000 mg of sodium I am allowed in 1 day with Vertigo/Meniere’s. Then you have that tasteless gelatin. If it is red I’m allergic to red food dye. So ALL I consume is Ice Tea and grape juice from those trays. When they introduce solid easy digest food, it comes up cold and inedible. Last time they gave me a Turkey salad, a big bowl of lettuce, a tbs of turkey cubes, and about that much of a white bean. I can’t digest RAW stuff or legumes. And I am allergic to sea food.
GIVE ME A BREAK! SEND UP THE DIETICIAN and know what LOW SODIUM MEANS! I have enough issues with Vertigo/Meniere’s and my OP bone density score is -3.1, which means I am a FALL RISK.