Down with the sickness

I woke up yesterday morning not feeling well. I couldn’t stop shivering. No matter how many layers of clothing I put on, I couldn’t stop feeling that I was freezing to death. I took my temperature and I had a slight fever of 100.3 degrees. Sheri talked me into going to the Washington County Hospital Emergency Room and I’m glad she did.

It turns out I have pneumonia.

I’ve never had pneumonia before. What I find strange about it is that I don’t have any pain in my chest. I don’t have a cough. I seemingly have no respiratory problems whatsoever. The chest x-ray told a different story.

The folks over at the Washington County Hospital could not have been any better. I was extremely impressed with the level of care I received from everyone there.

They gave me an I.V. of something when I first got there to put fluids into me. When they diagnosed me as having pneumonia, they gave me a dose of Avelox by I.V. I have to continue taking the Avelox by pill for the next 10 days.

The doctor seemed to think that I got this way from going back on Raptiva for my psoriasis. It’s a highly effective drug for treating psoriasis on your hands or feet, but like most psoriasis medications, it lowers your immune system. I’m supposed to take another injection of Raptiva tonight, but the doctor in the ER told me to skip this week’s dose.

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