Thank you everyone for your love and support! I can tell you are praying cuz my fever broke last night. 🙂 The ambulance ended up taking me to OHSU yesterday cuz my heart rate was so high from my condition POTS, I was dizzy, and my fever was 103 even with Aleve. They gave me lots of fever medication and an anti-viral called Tamiflu. Oh yes, I tested positive for Influenza B. Not fun at all. The doctors and nurses said I’m one of their sicker patients.. I had 2 EKGs, 4 chest x-rays, and lots of blood work. They wanted to check my lactic acid levels, heart enzymes (since they said I was having sinus tachycardia), and inflammation in my body. My oxygen sats keep dropping even tho they are giving me oxygen through a tube. My sats dropped to 77 one time (it should stay at 100) and the alarm went off…that was a little scary. I’m currently in the observation unit in the ER. Everytime I stay here, The Bourne Identity is always on TV…now whenever I watch it, it brings back bad memories. 😉 Waiting for the doctors right now… If they want me to still stay at the hospital, then I’ll be admitted to a “real” room. I’ll keep ya updated!
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I'm Kerissa and 29 years old. I live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Type III-Hypermobility), Dysautonomia, Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome, Small Fiber Polyneuropathy, and Wilson's Disease. I am more in love with Jesus as each day goes by! He has carried me through everything. :)
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Praying a lot for you and your family.♡ The Colvin Family