by Jenny Angus | Feb 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
I had another night of drama with these night sweats. I think they are trying to UNHINGE me. If only I had a ‘cap’ to fire one in the butt of that ‘night sweat commander’….! That familiar crashing headache, intense bladder pain and a...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
I had another night of unexpected sweats (gah, again!), constant disruptions, etc. I guess I have to get used to the idea them coming and going at whim. I realized that eight years ago today I was admitted to the ER and later hospitalized as a result of my MS. I...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 24, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
I have combined these days to catch up. Tuesday was largely uneventful with the exception that it was ‘22022022’. It took Fernie pointing that out for me to rise out of my dazed state to recognize the symbolism. Cool. I had a bit of a break in the intensity of all my...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
OK, here’s my update, albeit two days behind and late in the day posting. I had to wait today for pain control to kick in for a post-spinal tap like crushing headache that hit me this morning. ___ Unfortunately, I’m not sleeping much as a side effect of the...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
This was my first night with no night sweats. What an unbelievable relief and I’m happy for the improvement. It was a much more peaceful sleep, only rising every two hours for bathroom/meds/crash/etc. 8am meds: Dexamethasone .5mg Pantoprazole 40mg Ciproflaxin 500mg...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
This post is a podcast that I had the honour of being part of with my brilliant and successful friend Kathy Reagan Young, owner of FUMSNOW.com this past January. Kathy has MS as well, was forced from her career as a result of the disease. She has through her own...