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Tag Archives: Marie-Chantal Marchand
Dance of the Meds’ Side-Effects – 10 July 2012
One step forward – two steps backwards, do the shuffle and the hokey pokey – put your left foot in, take your left foot out and shake it all around… Strangely enough, this actually is a very accurate account of … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic GVHD, Healing Process, New Normal, Side effects of long term steroids
Tagged antibiotics, bruises, C. Diff., collapsed lungs, constant shaking, dry eyes, dry mouth, ear infection, elevated liver enzymes, endurance, eye GVHD, jaundiced eyes, Liver GVHD, long-term use of steroids, Lung Infection, Marie-Chantal Marchand, Mouth GVHD, painful joints, paper-thin skin, patient, perforated ear drum, scarred liver, scarred lungs, sense of humour, steroid fat deposit neck and stomach, Steroid myopathy, stiff legs, strength, swollen feet, wobbly legs
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Speak up, I can’t hear – 27 June 2012
Sorry if I’m typing so loud, I’ve punctured my left eardrum and can’t hear myself think! Seriously, I can’t hear out of my left ear. It began with an earache on Friday and liquid oozing out. I thought it was … Continue reading
Posted in Bad reactions to Meds, Healing Process, New Normal, Side effects of long term steroids
Tagged chest x-ray, cll, ENT issues, hearing issues, leukemia, lumphoma, Marie-Chantal Marchand, perforated ear drum due to steroids, side-effects of meds, sinus issues, uncontrollable shaking
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What I won’t miss about the hospital – 6 May 2012
Other than the obvious of having been hospitalized for three months and having gone through hell and back, there are many things I will definitely NOT miss from here. Procedures, Tests, Transfusions, Infusions, Injections, etc. – the first thing I … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic GVHD, Going Home, Healing Process, Hospitalization, New Normal
Tagged air vents, blood sugar check, blood transfusions, blood work, bone marrow biopsy, bronchoscopy, cabin fever, Chest X-Rays, colonoscopy, constant interruption, constantly changing rooms, CT Angio Scans, CT Scans, diabetes, Dieulafoy Lesion< haemaclipping, dignity, ear plugs, efficiency, freezing rooms, hats, Head CT Scan, healing, home assistance, home help, home sick, hospital food, hospital noises, hospital rooms, human errors, Infections, infusions, IV lines, IV poles, Marie-Chantal Marchand, meds, midnight blood sugar pricks, midnight vitals, napping, neck lymph node biospy, no privacy, noise, PICC lines, platelet transfusions, privacy, procedures, Push Enteroscopy, respect, scarves, sigmoidoscopy, sleep dprivation, tests, visitors, wrong meds
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