Today is day seven in the hospital. My backside is numb! Well all the tests are back and everything is negative. No sign of infection.......therefore no pneumonia. The default diagnosis is Bleomycin Toxicity. It is a result of a buildup of a drug called Bleomycin that is part of the ABVD drug regimen given to me during Chemo Therapy. The drug builds up in your body and then hits. Lungs fail....fever can strike......lungs fill with what looks like snow. When it is acute it can be terrifying. One minute you are fine the next you are gasping for breath. Your heart rate races up towards 150+ and your O2 stats plummet to the 70's. The fear is as suffocating as the lack of oxygen.
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So sounds like now, you just have to build yourself back up. Sending lots of positive energy and prayers!!!
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