Lung infection

[Sprinkles1 358]

I'm so upset right now that i'm on and off crying. I've been telling my surgeon's team that something isn't right and i'm having a hard time breathing. Their response was to walk more. I finally had enough when I throw up due to walking that I told them to do additional testing or refer me to someone else. They did some CT scans and noticed I had an infection in my left lung. If they listened to me sooner I would be feeling better by now instead of barely getting by. The surgical team also refused me half days at work because they believed I was fine. I'm now getting more half days at work because of this. My surgeon is great but his team.... ughhh. Sorry, rant over. Just so upset.

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[Orchids&Dragons 9,046]

I'm so sorry. I hope you start healing soon ((hugs))

[Sprinkles1 358]

Thank you.. I really hope that one this infection clears up I'll be feeling more like myself

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[Kay07 734]

Omg! I’m so sorry your going through this! That sucks! Do they have you on antibiotics?!

[Sprinkles1 358]

I start antibiotics tomorrow.. i'm currently feeling really down about this. Feel so unheard by my surgeon's team.

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[Bryn910 519]

Sorry you’re experiencing this. I hope you feel better soon. Good thing you demanded further testing

Edited May 23, 2018 by Bryn910

[okayestmom 232]

I wish the medical profession would stop caring for people by the bell curve. We are not all in the middle. I am glad you kept insisting on help and hope for a speedy recovery for you.

[Chrisb428 626]

I'm glad you were persistent and hope u feel better soon!

[Sprinkles1 358]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I fought for my health too. If I waited any longer than I already have who knows how bad the infection would be.

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[YeahOkay31 651]

You always have to be your own advocate especially when u are overweight and a woman. However u would thing practices that specialize in big people would be a little less dismissive. 😔

I hope you are feeling better soon.

[kimberlymi 113]

I hope you feel better soon. I worked in the health care field for over 15 yrs. the one thing everyone needs to do is be a strong self advocate . A lot of the time your doctor hasn’t even seen the call notes because the nurse takes care of them. It is scary how many times the wrong advice is given to a patient. Feel better

[Sprinkles1 358]

Thank you. I hope I feel better soon too. If there is one thing I learned it's that I know my body and if I feel like something isn't right, I'm going to push for it to get looked into. Sad it took so much effort to get it done though.

[YoBL 80]

On ‎5‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 4:38 PM, Sprinkles1 said:

I'm so upset right now that i'm on and off crying. I've been telling my surgeon's team that something isn't right and i'm having a hard time breathing. Their response was to walk more. I finally had enough when I throw up due to walking that I told them to do additional testing or refer me to someone else. They did some CT scans and noticed I had an infection in my left lung. If they listened to me sooner I would be feeling better by now instead of barely getting by. The surgical team also refused me half days at work because they believed I was fine. I'm now getting more half days at work because of this. My surgeon is great but his team.... ughhh. Sorry, rant over. Just so upset.

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So sorry to hear this. Hope you're feeling well now and enjoying your new start at life.

[angyplus5 470]

Hoping you feel better soon!!!

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