It's been a while since I last posted. Much has happened and I have to get caught up on entries before Monday 8/11 (you'll see why later).
After 3 days of IV antibiotics, I experienced a mild allergic reaction to the IV antibiotics (my chest and neck flushed red). I didn't get hives, welts, or even feel itchy but it was enough that the on-call nurse told me to begin taking the IV Benadryl with each antibiotic infusion.
This modified my infusion in a couple of ways. The IV Benadryl literally puts me to sleep for 2 hours after I get it. So I gradually moved my IV antibiotics from 6pm back until 10 pm. That way I could just go to bed afterwards. With the Benadryl, I had no problems getting to sleep!
Also, instead of using the S.A.S.H (saline, antibiotic, saline, and then heparin) method, I had to add an additional saline & then Benadryl so the infusions were:
After 3 days of IV antibiotics, I experienced a mild allergic reaction to the IV antibiotics (my chest and neck flushed red). I didn't get hives, welts, or even feel itchy but it was enough that the on-call nurse told me to begin taking the IV Benadryl with each antibiotic infusion.
This modified my infusion in a couple of ways. The IV Benadryl literally puts me to sleep for 2 hours after I get it. So I gradually moved my IV antibiotics from 6pm back until 10 pm. That way I could just go to bed afterwards. With the Benadryl, I had no problems getting to sleep!
Also, instead of using the S.A.S.H (saline, antibiotic, saline, and then heparin) method, I had to add an additional saline & then Benadryl so the infusions were:
- Saline
- Benadryl
- Saline
- Antibiotic
- Saline
- Heparin
I'm reading 'bout your medical journey!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to get this documented before my surgery. I'm certain that I won't feel like writing many entries after surgery for several days.
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