Back to the ER
It's 6:15 am and I just got back from the ER. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year for us and I got stuck out in it. The heat caused me to have a major attack and I had to go to the ER. What was sad was that there were 4 other people with some form of lung problems there made worse because of exposure to the heat. Speaking for myself, I guaranteee the ER won't see me again this summer if I can help it. As usual, I was given breathing treatments and steroids. The only difference is that I received 4 treatments instead of 3 and I was also given oxygen. My O2 levels had fallen to 86% which brought on the oxygen. For awhile they considered admitting me, but finally released me when my O2 levels crept back up into the 90 percentiles. I was also told to never go out on a day like today. I'm going to try to go to bed but don't know if I can sleep because of all the breathing treatments and steroids they gave me. I am going to give it a shot though. Have a great week,Tom p.s.I am back on pred for 5 days. What can you do?Tom
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Tom, sorry your day ended in the ER. Everyone always says to stay in on days like that, but it isn\'t always possible...
Hope you are able to get a little rest,
Robin