TRIP TO THE ER

[MaryMac]

OK I am still alive.. Couldn't breathe this mornin so I took myself to the ER. I don't have pnemonia (thank goodness) but I do have severe bronchitus.Gave me a breathing treatment and some oxygen sent me home.Had to move the trailer this morn.Thank goodness I had help from one of the men workcampers...So I am deffinitly here till sun. then I think I will head back to Las Cruces. My girlfriend in Tucson is in the hospital not doing good, so she sure dosn't need me there to make her sick...I tell ya eeting Karenand having you all to talk to has been my only high point this week...Thanks for listening..
Have an awesome day..

[avalen]

get well soon, do what the doctor tells you, how long do you have to keep
the oxygen?

[Colliemom]

I had bronchitis once too, but fortunately I went to the doctor before it got a good start on me. No fun though. Hope you don't need the oxygen too long. Take care and rest up.

[Liz]

Hope you're feeling better soon, MaryMac. Glad you had yourself checked out.

[MaryMac]

Unfortunatly I didn't get to keep the oxygen. Just use it while I was in the ER...

[Bethers]

I had a bad case of bronchitis once years ago. ouch. Hope that you are quickly on the mend.

[BarbaraRose]

Gosh, my dad went in to Urgent Care this morning with the same type of thing! He's been really sick. He thought he had pneumonia but they said that's not what it is. They did put him on an anti-biotic tho. There is a lot of stuff going around right now. Is bronchitis contagious like a virus or an infection like pneumonia?

[sharon]

Hope you're feeling better Mary...are you still in Silver City? Take care of yourself and don't try to do to much to soon, that's nothing to mess around with.

[cpatinjones]

I am sorry to hear you had to make a trip to the ER, but happy to hear you are on the mend. Take care of yourself.

[Cedar518]

I'm glad you got yourself checked out. And hopefully some good drugs. I have chronic bronchitis with my asthma,... it's no fun! Sure hope this is just a passing thing with you and you are on the mend very soon.

[carold]

Yuck, no fun at all. Glad to hear you checked it out and at least know what's going on. Be careful going home. carold

[sharon]

OK haven't heard anything from you, how are you and where are you???? You know we worry when one of our members is sick and we haven't heard from her!

[MaryMac]

Hi all,
i am in Las cruces now. Got here Sunday afternoon. Still feelin yucky.Still not much of a voice and still coughin my toenails up... tryin to rest. I wa plannin on goin to Albq this weekend then on up to Co. But have decided to wait 1 more week to try to get over this crud. I'm still havin a hard time breathing.
Thanks for checking on me I really appreciate it..

[WickedLady]

I used to get bronchitis twice a year until I got my tonsils out in 1972. No problem since; guess they were the source of infection that brought on the bronchitis.

[sharon]

Hi all,
i am in Las cruces now. Got here Sunday afternoon. Still feelin yucky.Still not much of a voice and still coughin my toenails up... tryin to rest. I wa plannin on goin to Albq this weekend then on up to Co. But have decided to wait 1 more week to try to get over this crud. I'm still havin a hard time breathing.
Thanks for checking on me I really appreciate it..

Yup, Mary, better to sit still and get well and you sure don't want to get into the higher elevations with chest problems. Stay in the flatlands for a while. Thanks for checking in, stay in touch. And watch those toenails, they'll scratch your throat! 'Specially if you haven't trimmed them lately.

Don't know if this'll help or not, but used to help the kids when they had Bronchitis....Bring a pan of water to boil, add a few drops of peppermint oil, put a towel over your head and the pan and breathe the steam deep into your chest. Helps to loosen the mucous and soothe the cough.