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Another trip to Liverpool

10/01/18

Hello all!

Fancied a little trip to see my friends at Liverpool Heart and Chest today. Three weeks ago I had a cold and my chest was much worse and I was struggling to breath but I just thought it was because I'd been ill so I left it for a while. But it still hasn't cleared and this week I've been really struggling to breath at night, I've had to sit up in bed to sleep because I can't breath. The best way I can explain it is that it feels as if someone is lay on top of me and sometimes I wake up in the night because I feel like I'm being suffocated. I've also had a crackly chest which I've not really had since I started taking my water tablet, although I sometimes get it if I eat too much salt.



So I sent an email yesterday and Dr Todd said he wanted me to come in to the day ward. I arrived about 1pm and sat around until 3 (I had a nap obviously) and then I got my mum to ask what was going on because no one had spoken to me in that time. They made a phone call and said a doctor was coming to see me because Dr Todd is in surgery today. A doctor came within a few minutes and he checked me over, checked my weight and ankles for swelling and asked what's been wrong. He said based on my symptoms they're going to admit me regardless of my test results.

The tests I had were bloods, a chest Xray and an ECG. He said that it does look a bit more congested than usual but not massively. But they're going to give me furesomide as an injection and see if that helps. I was admitted to the ward straight after my X-Ray, that was nice and quick, so I was in a bed for about 5pm.

I didn't take my evening 40mg of furesomide, they gave it me as a drip over half an hour. Usually my evening dose doesn't do anything, this one surely works! It took about 5 minutes to kick in and I've been for a wee 5 times in the last hour (not an easy task when you've got to carry a heart rate monitor with you!) So hopefully I'll be feeling better tonight, I feel better already actually, I'm not crackly now and I can breath easier. Tomorrow Doctor Todd will come and see me and we'll see what he says, hopefully I can go home! The nurse said I'll hopefully get a side room tomorrow if I have to stay, because this ward is mainly full of the older generation. Which I don't mind, I like to chat to them but lights are out at 10pm and back on at 7am which is not my time schedule! Haha. I'm exhausted because I've not been able to sleep properly the last few days and I haven't been able to nap properly today so I'm hoping for a good sleep tonight now my lungs feel clearer! I have my ear plugs and my eye mask packed ready, they'll struggle to wake me in the morning!


Just having a debate with Ciaran about which hospital we prefer! I can't decide really, I like the food better at Liverpool for sure, but I really like the nurses at both. It's weird because I'm in the same bed that I was in when I was admitted in August and it's the end bed like at Wythenshawe, so I'm having De Ja Vu!



Enjoy your evening everyone, I'll check in again when I have more info!

Comments

  1. Anonymous10 January 2018 at 15:18

    Sorry today has been another challenge for you Charlotte. You always sound very positive but I'm sure there are plenty of times when you want to scream... now that WOULD wake the older generation up on the ward! Hope you get some rest tonight. Thinking of you and great to read your updates.

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