Chemo and a broken wrist

I broke all my bones after finishing chemo. Hmmm... bone healing would not seem to be related to the status of yoiur immune system - and that is what takes the hit during chemo. It might take longer if fatigue has set in and you become less active, or if your diet has changed substantially. But wait! That's a good reason to remain as active as you can be, eat as healthily as you can while still surrendering to your body and taking naps when it is break time (no pun there, huh?).

When I broke my bones (traffic accident), I was sent from the ER to the trauma unit of the major area hospital. At the time, I had swabbed positive for both Rhinovirus (common cold virus) as well as for the more serious Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus. I was also immune suppressed after a stem cell transplant. They wheeled me into a double room and I could hear the fellow on the other side of the curtain, as his breathing sounded odd. They told me that he was brearthing though a tracheostomy. Hmmm... an external opening which lead right to his lungs.

In the hustle and bustle, they appraently did not hear my warning as to my condition. As things slowed a bit, I reminded the RN of my viruses, saying "He doesn't need what I have, and I do not need what he may have." Swoosh! I was out of there and into a private room! Yes, in a facility which deals with volume and various emergencies, they sometimes fail to grasp what we are trying to tell them.