Tuesday, May 31, 2011

More About Boobies

The last time I went for a follow up appointment at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) I told my family, "This is the last time we will come here, EVER!", hoping that speaking those words aloud would ensure we had no more medical issues. I am now reminded of advice I got from my mother about praying for things: BE SPECIFIC!!! The day before yesterday I had to go to the emergency room of the hospital closest to my house, Adventist Medical Center. So yes, it's not OHSU, but it's a hospital and I had another medical problem! Grrrr.....
This time it was my other breast which had a plugged duct that got infected with the MRSA that I'm told by doctors I may always have, (but which I plan on killing for good with lots of natural remedies) and I got another abcess. At first I was treating it the natural way with lots of hot compresses, massage and good stuff like garlic pills and Happy Ducts tincture and Turmeric and probiotics and Acai berry juice--I was feeling fantastic! I was like, woh I should spend $100 on supplements every month! The redness was totally going away, until I ran out of my Happy Ducts (I could so do an infomercial for that product--it freakin works) and the lump in my breast turned bright red again and started to be the worst pain ever. By the next day I was in the emergency room begging for pain killers, NOW, my pain's a 12. Seriously. They gave me percosets, however you spell that, and they worked. That was the first time I can say I literally had "crippling pain". I felt totally fine otherwise but there was a knife constantly stabbing my breast which made it hard to do anything or even think about what to do. Then they did an ultrasound of my breast and saw that I had an abcess so this nice surgeon came over and "lanced" my breast, yes that's the word he used. That word makes me think of swordplay and not surgeory. He packed the wound with gauze and today I have to get the gauze out which I already know is incredibly painful because they put about a 50 feet of it is there, and they pull it out and it just keeps unraveling and it really really hurts and is grouse.
When I went to the Adventist Medical Center's emergency room they got right down to business, and I was out of there in a few hours. I was so used to OHSU with their team of doctors having meetings to confer with each other and waiting around for days before they decide what to do. So I already had a bag packed and was expecting to have to be there for days, but I got to go home right away!
Ok: This will be the last medical problem my family has for a long, long, long time.

3 comments:

Peggy Sue McRae said...

Good Lord Girl I hope so! You sure have been going through it... Phew! Hang in their little mama. Much love, Peggy Sue

cile said...

All the best in keeping you and your family healthy, Alia!

Rosie said...

Oh my sweet young friend...I send you love and thanks so much for continuing to write about it so we can keep up. I have one bootee knit for your little darling and will get the other one started soon, before her feet get too big for them. Send me your address so I can mail them to you. Kiba's home now from his short marriage adventure. He says "I'm going to be selfish for awhile." Much love, Rosie