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Title: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nurse? Post by pubgirl on Aug 3rd, 2005, 11:50am Wendy |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help Post by pubgirl on Aug 3rd, 2005, 11:53am Or any other nurses? Have packed husband off to emergency doctor, flu symptoms, purplish blotchy rash over whole body, never ill, am I right to insist this is treated seriously and go ER if they do nothing? Wendy |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 11:59am The rash is worrisome, and could be from an insect bite or something else causing what may be an allergic reaction, so yes, IMHO, you are correct in getting him to the ER and getting him checked out, even if it turns out to be nothing. My two cents' worth, -Frank <----Flight medic, US Army, '87-'93 |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by pubgirl on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:00pm scared about meninigitis, septicaemia. I await news but just wanted to know if I am being silly insisting |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:03pm on 08/03/05 at 12:00:51, pubgirl wrote:
Not silly at all. Any fever? Urticaria? (Itching) Hives? Arthralgia? (Joint pain), difficulty swallowing? Elevated pulse or respirations? |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by pubgirl on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:05pm Low fever, aching limbs and fluey type symptoms lethargy for 5 days -refused to go to the Doctor as he said he wasn't "that bad", feels generally unwell, blotchy rash appeared this afternoon |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:08pm He's probably okay.... I mean, it's probably not anything major, and the blotchy rash may simply be the result of the fever itself, but it's still a good idea to get checked out, since there are a lot of things that can first present themselves as flu-like S&S. Keep us posted, and I hope he's feeling better soon. |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Donna_D. on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:15pm If y'all were from Texas I would swear he had West Nile Fever. Symptoms sound identical. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/symptoms.htm Hope he is better soon. DD |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 3rd, 2005, 12:23pm W-- I'd take him to the ER/urgent care just to be on the safe side. Maybe it is just the flu, but the rash isn't a common thing with the flu! Sorry that I can't write more - I'm just leaving for a 1:30 appt, and I will be back in a couple of hours! Please let us know how it turns out! Hugz, Carrie |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by cootie on Aug 3rd, 2005, 1:29pm HOPE he is ok.......good he is gettin checked out before something serious was to cause SERIOUS damage you could of avoided. For some odd reason our W Niles epidemic has slowed way down......was bad last couple years and several people died. They say alot of people thought they had flu or some sort of mild bug but actually were infected with W Niles and will not get it again and pass on 'sum' immunity in the future. Which is how that works.....same with the birds ect that 'did' manage to survive a positive bite. Me and Brad had selminila poisoning last winter from chicken the doc suspects. I felt HORRIBLE for days.....I even got a rash but may of been stress related...whatever.....but I didn't lay around and say I was ok. I was in SEVERE pain and will never forget it. Am still leary of resturant foods but that's not the only place you can get that stuff or food poisoning. Chicken shy Pam |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 1:46pm Pam, are you still a little chicken? ;;D |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by cootie on Aug 3rd, 2005, 2:36pm No Frank I am the little chicken that could......oh wait a minute.....that's a train.......ok.......I ran up the hill with Jack.........no that's not it either........I sat on a chicken eatin my curds and whey till I seen a scarey recluse spider.........dam it......that's wrong too.......I sat on a wall with a chicken and fell off and could never be put back together again ? No got that wrong too. OK....I'm the bitch that crossed the road in front of a locomotive and tossed my tuffit in the trash which landed on this big guy that looked like a cracked egg. Jack and Jill got really pissed at me and went back up there hill. The spider bit the egg dude.....it was a chickencluse spider.....he got selminila out in the sun too long bein an egg and all and died anyway. A Fairly tailing dreaming Pam Yes.....you guessed it.....it's wierd mood day ! 8) ;;D PS: Still sending my best for Wend's hubby......jus bein silly. |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Donna_D. on Aug 3rd, 2005, 2:37pm on 08/03/05 at 14:36:01, cootie wrote:
Hey Coots.... You been hangin' out with Kevin M? ;) Good to see ya postin' woman!! DD |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 2:40pm on 08/03/05 at 14:36:01, cootie wrote:
Your "Moment of Zen" brought to you by Cootie! [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] Wendy, lettuce know what's going on with your man! 8) |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by pubgirl on Aug 3rd, 2005, 2:53pm GP says rash is the result of a virus but has discounted meningitis/septicaemia which were my fears. Have done the glass test and the rash goes away, so am just watching him like a hawk now W Sorry for panicking! |
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Title: Re: Carrie, are you there I need help,any other nu Post by Frank_W on Aug 3rd, 2005, 2:57pm Glad to hear it, Wendy. It's good to have the peace of mind from being seen though, huh? :) |
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