cooperlola2 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Sick visiting can be an - er - interesting experience. Yesterday I arrived to find a grumpy lobster. Most of Deb was bright red, and because it is all so itchy, she hadn't slept much. Eating was beyond her, too. I didn't stay long! Today her car needed servicing, so I dumped it at the dealer and caught the tram to the hospital. No sign of Deb, who had gone for another scan!Deb appeared just before I returned having got the car back. She'd been gone 3 hours for a 15 min scan. So far the scans haven't identified anything to cause her problems and her lungs are fine after 35 years smoking - but she has something on her uterus, something on her brain. I'm cancelling our annual trip to Belgium for sportscars (24 hrs of Spa). Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 [quote user="idun"]Will they keep her in for another week until the next MRI? Has she got a laptop, can she look in here and post, might help with the boredom and distract from the itching.[/quote]We've never managed to get online in this hospital, sadly. L'Arche, the rehab place, was better, but then many patients were there for months, so it made some sense. If we get lucky - so will you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hmmm, this is more than wind then! Well, hope they discover what it is soon, so they can start sorting it. Please tell her that she looks fine in lobster red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Wish her well. Thanks for the update and it's a pity about the laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Lots of good wishes from me too. Let's hope they come up with a diagnosis soon, so they can move on to treatment. When you said she looked like a lobster I could hear 'Lady in Red' in my head! Take care xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 O dear - sometimes the wheels grind o so slowly. Best of luck, lobster red sounds like me when I used (not) to sunbathe! Hope they sort it soon ..... we miss her sense on the forum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My best wishes to Deb, thinking of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Where is Dr. House when you need him! My very best to Deb and hope a diagnosis will be made soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Just came in and read your post. My thoughts are with you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyboop Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hope they get to the bottom of this soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thinking of you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I have sent you a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thinking of you both at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 [quote user="sweet 17"]Just came in and read your post. My thoughts are with you both.[/quote]Ditto, please keep us informed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ice-ni Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Good luck Coops. I hope they soon identify the cause and you are quickly back trackside.John and Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loire Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 HiI don't know if this is any use to you but possibly. I know that Copperola had an accident. I have myofacial syndrome and fybromyalgia, which it seems often follows an accident. There are numerous diverse symptoms and it is very rarely that doctors diagnose it. One of the symptoms is a very large stomache. I have also had rashes and all sorts of other symptoms. The symptoms change from hour to hour, day to day, but the huge stomache is, unfortunately, a long-term symptom. Fybromyalgia can also cause gynae problems. There is no test for fybromyalgia and when I was in hospital here the doctors knew nothing about it. I have done a lot of research on the illness and have found what works for me - the most important aspect is managing it. Please feel free to contact me if you need any more info. I do hope that Copperola's health improves quickly. Kind regards Loire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Just read the thread so best wishes to you both. xx Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Took Deb down to the entrance today in a hospital wheelchair, hoping to do a tour of the grounds, but it was breezy and spitting with rain, so we snuck back under cover for a few minutes, then went to the cafe. Made a change, and she is so much better than she was. An intensive eye-test on Friday revealed nothing sinister - except a (common at our age, apparently) potential for a detached retina. This week may well be a turning point in getting to the bottom of it all, with the gynae people probably having another look now D is stronger, and a Positron Emission Tomography scan on Tuesday. That was booked a fortnight ago, suggesting that it is an important and valuable technique, not to be readily had like an x-ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Your update appreciated as usual.Good luck for this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thinking of you both; lots of good wishes for next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote user="cooperlola2"]Took Deb down to the entrance today in a hospital wheelchair, hoping to do a tour of the grounds, but it was breezy and spitting with rain, so we snuck back under cover for a few minutes, then went to the cafe. Made a change, and she is so much better than she was. An intensive eye-test on Friday revealed nothing sinister - except a (common at our age, apparently) potential for a detached retina. This week may well be a turning point in getting to the bottom of it all, with the gynae people probably having another look now D is stronger, and a Positron Emission Tomography scan on Tuesday. That was booked a fortnight ago, suggesting that it is an important and valuable technique, not to be readily had like an x-ray![/quote]I have had two of these in the past. If you need any information don't hesitate to send a pm.It takes a long time, as they inject a radioactive product and time it over a long and precise period It is also important not to exercise before as this can falsify the results.The hardest part is staying still for a couple of hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Fingers crossed for Tuesday, will be thinking of you both all day, glad Deb is feeling a little better.Get well soon [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loirette Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hi Mr Coops. Just read this latest update so you had better ignore our emails!!!Wish Debs good luck for today. See you soon.Loirette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Please say hello to Deb from me and Guillaume and Jean Jacques .Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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