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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:17 PM
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Well, it seems I have pneumonia and a strep infection ...
I am on two inhalation antibiotics for two weeks...

An oral one for the next 10 days...

Plus all my other freakin meds...

Sigh... Good thing I don't have to work a job to make a living...

Sometimes I get to weighing out if it really is worth it, living like this....

And then you know what, I think of all the great people I have met on line, here at DU...

All the leeway my clients allow me...

All the stuff Mrs. WCGreen and others close to me do for me...

And I think, maybe it is worth fighting...

Clinging on to another day...

Oh well, off to spend twenty minutes with a hose in my mouth sucking in my med...
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:18 PM
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1. Goodness.
:hug: Take care of yourself, and let Mrs. WCGreen take care of you too. You're worth it.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:31 PM
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7. She is doing her best....
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:38 PM
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12. i bet...
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melnjones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:27 PM
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2. i'm just getting over pneumonia...
didn't have it as bad as you do though. It's no fun. I've heard of more people getting it this year than ever before...and not even people you'd expect to get it. I'm 25 and healthy, for crying out loud. Oh well. Get better!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:32 PM
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8. thanks.....
I'm glad you are feeling better...

But watch out, once you get it, you are more susceptible ....

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melnjones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:37 PM
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14. crap...not what i wanted to hear. nt.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:38 PM
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16. Just take care of yourself....
Get the vacine....
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:29 PM
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3. You'll be happier when you feel better again.

Remember what you said just the other day. ~ that you had been doing way too much.

Rest and take care of yourself, it's only two weeks.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:32 PM
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9. Yea I know....
But it is getting a little old...
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:30 PM
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4. I'm so sorry
Take care of yourself and do exactly what you're told. We need you around here! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:33 PM
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10. Good luck on the interview tomorrow....
I'm pulling for you...
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:35 PM
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5. And you have to get up in the morning and go to work.
Just remember that, my friend.

You still have to do that. It's what keeps us going.

Redstone
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:31 PM
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6. That's it.....
Except I can stumble one room over from the bedroom and start right in....
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 10:37 PM
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11. You are so important to so many......
I know it gets old.

Please take care of yourself.....

As Joani said, it's only two weeks......

Then you should be feeling so much better.

:hug:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:36 PM
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13. Here is hoping...
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:37 PM
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15. So sorry to hear this
Rest and be well!

:hug:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:39 PM
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17. I knew you would understand completely.....
Thank you.....
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:40 PM
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18. I used to get pneumonia once a year.
It's exhausing for months. Please do your best to take it easy. Give your self time to recover.

Be well. :hug:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:51 PM
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20. That stuff kicks your ass.....
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:40 PM
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19. Like you need that, huh? Sorry you're sick, my friend.
Hope you get over this really soon. :hug: :loveya:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:51 PM
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21. No fever....
Just congestion and exhaustion....
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:01 AM
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24. Still, that stuff's not fun to deal with.
Here's another :hug: for you.
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:59 PM
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22. Hope you recover quickly!
:hug:
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:01 AM
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23. One step at a time WCGreen...
You'll get over this!
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 05:48 AM
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25. Here, this is the best hug I have:








I hope I didn't squeeze you too hard. And here the dancin' "Get Well" team will do a little number for you:





And here's some ice cream. Ice cream makes everything better:




Best to you!



P.S. Don't forget to take and post a pic with those wax lips/teeth/tongue soon!


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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 05:50 AM
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26. That sounds awful
Do take care. We're all fighting for you.:hug:
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 11:17 AM
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27. Oh, Chris, honey!
I'm thinking of you. Please take care of yourself. You're very loved and very cared for, and we all want you healthy and happy. I'm sorry you're feeling like shit. Rest up, and get yourself on the mend. Hugs, and let me know if I can do anything. :hug: :hug: :hug:
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TheProphetess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 11:39 AM
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28. Yikes!
EP and I are pulling for you to get better ASAP. That just plain sucks.
I know what you mean about feeling like it just can't get any worse. I was there when I was trying to get through the pain from my ruptured disc and then the recovery from my back surgery. There were days that I just didn't care if I went to sleep and didn't wake up in the morning b/c the pain was so bad. But, I kept thinking "there are people out there who have it ten times worse than you do, so quit feeling sorry for yourself." It was very hard, though. I had to constantly remind myself that it would get better.

So, guess what? Almost three months post-op (and 6 months since pain began), I feel great. I saw the doctor two days ago and he said he's done with me. I'm free to go on with my life without meds (but keeping up the exercises to strengthen the back muscles) and without seeing him again (hopefully!).

Best of luck to you and the Mrs. It will get better. You are very much loved, you know. :loveya:

:hug:
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 11:42 AM
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29. Seconded
Find a way to keep making it through the day, man. You make too many lives brighter.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:06 PM
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30. I'm keeping you in my thoughts Chris
Hopefully this will pass quickly. We need ya around here so get better real quick my friend.
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:06 PM
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31. Oh, honey, I'm sorry. That totally sucks.
I am sending you all my best wishes for Abundant Health and Well-being.

May your breathing be clear and strong.

Life is a gift. Enjoy the gift of YOUR life, my friend, despite its ups and downs.

You have many who love you and wish you well. :hug: :loveya: Take good care.
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