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Dietary is nuts

It is official. First the hospital dietitian tells me that I am crazy for thinking that dairy products make me cough despite my telling them I was allergic as a kid.

They really topped that today! I have a severe allergy to melons, all kinds, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe… this is written allll over my charts and even printed on my menus in plain bold language. So, guess what they brought me for my morning snack?! Watermelon! How nice. Thank goodness I have the brains not to eat it. I told the resident doc and my nurse because I believe this is a huge mistake, they agree. But guess what dietary brought me for my afternoon snack? Honeydew! As much as I remember I love the stuff I was about to throw it at somebody. Oh well. Again I thank my lucky stars I am smart enough not to eat it.

They really chapped my hide this evening when my dinner tray arrived…..

soup, salad,spaghetti, apple pie, water for hot tea and…

hospital dinner tray

… a dry packet of milkshake!!! YUMMM!

At least I am finding humor in it! They have screwed up every meal so far. Usually not giving me as much as I have ordered regardless of the “High Calorie” notes all over the place from my doctors. I don’t have an ounce to loose, so I am pissed. Oh well… I should be out of here tomorrow! I’ll be stuck on IVs for a while after that, but at least I will have a little (okay, a LOT) more freedom. :D

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This entry was written by Salty and posted on April 1, 2008 and filed under Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis, Nutrition, Tune-up.
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  1. I got my port below my collar bone. It sticks out further than I’d like because I have about 4% body fat, but hey, my arms look better that way.

    I really hate doing the monthly flushes since I didn’t even need it until this flu. I had 2 colds and the flu before this without getting terribly sick. I guess this one was particularly nasty.

    Anyway, I ran up to the third floor at school last night and didn’t spaz. I guess I’m better now. I couldn’t even do that last summer when I started coming back to school, so that’s actually an improvement. I’m I.V. free today.

    Get better soon, Aspen.

    By the way, if you have the funds, and want to look at blogging more… professionally to earn money around the clock, check out http://www.sobevent.com in Chicago in May. I’ll be there with my closest 100-250 blogging friends.

    1. Jesse Petersen on April 4th, 2008 at 4:58 am

  2. Hi Mildred! Good to hear from you again!
    Thanks for your well wishes.
    Getting beaten is exactly why I wanted to go to the hospital (how horrible does that sound to those not familiar!) :D After complaining for a couple days, they finally got things right. I am feeling quite a bit clearer now, which makes me so very happy. I still feel like I have a little more work to go though. I am only half way through my meds, so hopefully I can kick this thing soon.

    2. aspen on April 3rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  3. Jesse – I don’t have a port… yet. I am seriously considering it, but my biggest dilemma is where to have it placed. So far I have been dealing with PICC lines. But after I saw my friend’s port, I am not so scared of them anymore.

    3. aspen on April 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm

  4. Aspen,
    I hope you were able to get back home and you’re feeling much better.
    I remember being soooo frustrated with hospital dietary for not following dr. orders. They were usually pretty good about sending enough food, just not a lot to choose from.
    Not getting enough pounding… isn’t that one of the major ideas about being admitted?? I’d be complaining too!
    Take care and get better!

    4. Mildred on April 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am

  5. I have a suggestion on the meals for next time, should that day come again: tell them ‘double portions.’

    Do you have a port for home therapy or do you do PICC lines? I had about 10-12 PICC lines until my last time when they discovered that my veins in my armpits had scarred up almost to closing. Sometimes it makes my fingers tingly.

    I got a port in 2006 and this is the first time I’ve used it since I got it installed. I must say, it was nice to not go to the hospital to get hooked up for my first treatment. The meds arrived, my wife stabbed me, and I was off to the races to get healthy.

    5. Jesse Petersen on April 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 am

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