On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Max Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net> wrote:
> Please a huge get-well from me, as well as from LBO as a whole.
>
>
> 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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