On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Leslie Schaffer <schaffer at optonline.net>wrote:
> Hi Les,
>
> I'm not sure if you knew but I went into the hospital last Saturday with
> what turned out to be a really bad infection in my lower left arm. It had
> gotten so bad that I went into a bit of toxic shock, the main symptom
> besides the swollen and inflamed arm was some really bad delirium. I
> thought everyone was trying to do me in and I fought the nurses and
> hospital staff like mad for the first 24 hours until the antibiotics
> kicked in. I'm much better now, and am actually getting out tomorrow. The
> doctors are still a little puzzled by my arm. The MRI yesterday showed no
> abscess (good) or any other obvious issues aside from the infection. Today
> I'm getting a bone scan and a consultation with the infectious diseases
> doctor on staff as final precautions.
>
> The current theory is that my lymphadema (sp?) (Blockages in the lymphoma
> system in my arm) caused me to be susceptible to this infection. Not quite
> sure yet what the long term treatment of my arm will be, its been swollen
> and giving me problems since last summer.
>
> Anyway, wanted to catch you up and doing so via Mark who is visiting me.
>
> Please share this on LBO if you want. The delirium episode gave me some
> insight into what it must be like to be a conspiratist. Its a complete,
> self-enclosed world which no one from the outside can penetrate.
>
> The pain in my arm that started on Christmas day and got steadily worse
> has receded in the last couple days. Can still jump through the roof if I
> push on a couple areas. But just a couple and at least not the whole arm.
> My whole forearm is still warm and swollen though. But just the small area
> around the wrist is more swollen than what I've experienced for the last
> few months. But again, doctors are puzzled. For instance Dr. Wong, my
> radiologist held up my arm, looked at it, shook her head and said, "Very
> curious."
>
> When I get home tomorrow I'll be spending the next couple days catching up
> on what's been going on in the world politically. But hopefully by
> Saturday I will be able to put a quick post on LBO about what's been going
> on. I'd like to get on Skype with you this weekend if you're available.
>
> Hope you're well Les, look forward to catching up with you.
>
> Carrol
>
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