My dears, a brief hiatus from the blog. I’ve been pretty darn sick – gone from bad to worse – and ended up in the ER for breathing problems a couple of days in a row, each time getting worse. Last night was my worst breathing ever. I’ve had mild asthma attacks over the last 20 years but nothing like this. They gave me a big stick (a huge steroid shot) that nearly made me pass out from pain (why don’t they ever tell you when the shot hurts like a son-of-a?) and a nebulizer of albuterol and oxygen treatment. Even after that, still struggling to get my breath. No pneumonia from the x-rays but I can’t stop wheezing or coughing which may be complications of strep or viral bronchits (since I’m already on giant antibiotics) cranking up my asthma to eeevil levels. Think good thoughts for me and don’t be alarmed if I don’t answer phone or e-mail messages in the next few days – I’m taking a health hiatus. Poetry has to wait until I can breathe again!
Also, a warning, peeps – if you can’t breathe, and you’ve been sick, don’t hesitate to go to the hospital or at least urgent care. Breathing is very important, apparently. The hospital folks seem to take this stuff very seriously.
Update: In the middle of this health crisis stuff, a person shows up at our door and repossesses our propane tank, because apparently our landlord has not paid their rent for the tank for months. No hot water, no tank. What a freakin nightmare.
Ivy
Sweet Jeannine, take care and get well soon! x
Suzanne
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Suzanne
Jeannine, I hope you feel better soon, get some rest! xoxo
megalopoet
hope you’re feeling better! take a well-deserved rest.
Kelli
hi J9-
I left you a voicemail, but thought you were resting. I was worried when I received your email.
Let me know if you need anything. Remember, I’m only a short drive away.
BE WELL!!
love
kel
Joannie
Dear Jeannine,
I hope you are feeling and breathing better now, and thank you for the Public Health Announcement. I’ll second it: If you’re ever having a hard time breathing, get it checked out right away.
Karen J. Weyant
Drat! Blogger didn’t record my get well wishes — let’s try this again. Please be well, soon! If you are really taking a break from the writing world of poetry, please at least dream of good poems. Thinking of you.
Anne
Oh jeez, how unpleasant! Wishing you many long, deep, comfortable breaths in your very near future. Take good care of yourself!
David V
I hope you’re reading this both soon AND when you’re feeling better!
B-Ho
Oh dear! Take care of yourself sweetie!
xo,
b
Felicity
Oh no!
And I don’t trust the Post Office to deliver any get-well cards, either 🙁
cornshake
aw shucks! hope you are feeling more like yourself (and breathing superduper!) soon…
Peter
Be well sweetie!
Have you tried Advair? Spireva?
Allergy testing? just curious . . .
Collin
Sorry to hear about all this. Hope you’re feeling better today and you got your tank back.
Anne
Congratulations on your good news! And the wonderful poems that got you there. 🙂 That’s gotta make you feel better, eh?
Karen J. Weyant
Just read Kelli’s blog — congrats!
Carol Lynn
Dearest Jeannine~
saying prayers for you quick
recovery- so worried about you-
miss you-
jeannine
Thanks all! I’m finally starting to come up for air and feel a little better (and no emergency room visits for 24 hours – yay!)
Still so sad I missed meeting so many folks at AWP –
Dearest Dr. Peter (I was put on a Combivent inhaler – which has an anticholinergic like Spireva) and was signed up for allergy shots and an updated pneumonia shot(already taking zyrtec and singulaire.) But thanks for your input – it always helps me ask good questions when I go to the doc.
Thanks for your congrats – I’ll put an official celebration post soon…it’s hard to celebrate when you have to focus on the breathing 🙂
Justin Evans
Congratulations on your good news!
Get to feeling better.
Cheryl
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Cheryl
Keep on getting better,Jeannine!
Sending positive vibes your way–