DR. HAYDEL VISIT

Had a visit with my family doctor today to go over all that has happened since the gallbladder surgery.  He ordered more blood work and tested me for Mono and checked my white blood count.  They were both normal.  I have no bacterial infection.

He checked my stomach and asked if there was any pain on examination and there was not.

He wants  me to continue to monitor my fevers and to call him on Monday if I still have them and he will order a CAT Scan at that time. 

He wants to keep me off all blood pressure meds for a while.

I feel much better knowing that the blood work is all normal but will always wonder why I'm getting these fevers only at night.

STOPPED ALL MEDS

Since I have been having so many complications since surgery I have decided to stop taking all meds.  I am convinced that the blood pressure medicine is too strong and making my heart rate low- 52 at one point.  Not sure why no one has suggested to request a lower dose from my family doctor.  They were concerned but made no recommendations.  Seems like a simple solution to me. 

I will continue to take the antibiotic Cipro for the suspected liver infection.  Last night I had fever of 100 and took 2 Tylenol tablets which lowered the fever and I slept well without Xanax. 

Blood Pressure Readings on no meds:

150/76 - Pulse 81- 2-4-2019

135/62 - Pulse 73 - 2-5-2019

125/72 - Pulse 87 - 2-6-2019

Am still waiting for the results of my Ultrasound.  It has not yet been posted on the Portal.

Just spoke to Dr. Jukes and he said the results of the Ultrasound shows a little fluid on the liver which is to be expected.  It will resolve in time.  The fever is not from anything they can find in my scan or x ray or blood work.  Maybe just a virus.  He suggested I be checked for Mono.

I think that if it is a virus I picked it up in surgery as I have had fever ever since that day and it is now 8 days since that time. 

The antibiotics I have been given are for a bacterial infection and not for a virus.  So I will not be needing them if that is the case.

Made an appointment with my family doctor to review all of this and to get a different script for the blood pressure meds.

ANOTHER ULTRAOUND

Had Ultrasound on stomach area.  Hoping it shows what is causing the fevers.  Had lots of lab work done yesterday which came back all negative.  Chest x-ray was clear too.  So they don't know why I'm having fevers but think it has something to do with the surgery.  Maybe they are looking for a blood clot.

Last night at around 3:00am I had a temp of 100.  I have not taken any pain meds or xanax sinch day before yesterday.  Last night I had a rash that got worse since I first noticed it a few days ago.  It covered all of my stomach area and itches really bad.

Ate lunch today at IHOP.  It is just a little too soon to eat like that after gallbladder surgery.  I had scrambled eggs and grits and bacon.   Didn't eat all of it as I started getting nauseated.  Sure hope I don't have to throw it all up.  Won't be doing that again.

Stopped taking my blood pressure meds a few days ago due to my heart rate of 52.  Took 3 readings today and heart rate back to the 80 range and pressure 150/70 which is good for me especially on no meds.  I'll talk to my doctor about reducing the dosage.

My brother told me today that the surgeon told him he had to scrape the gallbladder off of my liver and that it bled.  I don't have a memory of being told that.  So now I'm kinda pissed that I was sent home on no antibiotics after a liver bleed.  

Another doctor in the clinic gave me two different antibiotics and I took one tonight.