Re: Consumed by despair

 Forced by family to succumb/submit to hospitalization (Johns Hopkins - coming Tuesday) due to malnutrition (60% below expected BMI). While the problem is NOT - I will be treated as an eating disorder patient unless I can disprove the false assumption.

Malnutrition, inability to eat/swallow/digest, et cet is the result of a systemic infection from toxic mold. (Sinus, upper respiratory most affected - digestive issues, vertigo, migraines, loss of coordination, cognitive/communicative skills, et al - secondary). Infection has been established by labs via two MD's, two ND's, two microbiologists/mycologists - and suggested to be the case by an endocrinologist. Unfortunately, this diagnosis is not accepted by the powers which now control me - otherwise, in their minds, the antifungals would have resolved things by now. Ha.

The question:

Any advise related to precautions, concerns, counterproductivity while incarcerated? What do you consider the most dangerous elements/potentials in a hospital setting? IV feeding and/or tube feeding is likely, at least initially.

Hi Cora,

First of all I want to say to not hold this against your family. They are right in what they are doing if you were not going to seek the help yourself. Regardless of the cause you cannot address the issue if you are dead from malnutrition. So I recommend going with it, and get strong again. You can always fight the infection once you are stronger and out of the hospital.

They will most likely give you TPN, which is not going to harm you. My biggest concern is the risk of infection during placement if they give you a central venous line, and making sure they place it right. It is rare that they screw this up, but it does happen. They did this to a friend of mine when giving her a blood transfusion. They ignored her complaints of pain in the chest and never figured out that they were pumping the blood in to her chest cavity until quite a few pints later. So if anything seems to be abnormal to you such as above normal pain, rashes, trouble breathing, or whatever be sure to tell the hospital staff immediately. And don't let them blow you off if you bring up an issue.

They may possibly give you an IV of electrolytes. This is fine as well.

If they put a small bag on their though then that will likely be antibiotics. This is a bad idea if you have a fungal infection. So if you see a small IV bag ask questions. What is it? Why am I being given it? And why is this absolutely necessary if you say it is? Same goes for any other drugs they give you.

You will be surprised at how much better things will go if you ask questions. I have seen quite a few cases of hospitals giving unnecessary drugs and procedures to pad bills. When you ask quesitons it puts them more on guard because they are worried about liability. And what they repond with is evidence. So they are less likely to pull crap on the patient when they ask questions about the drugs and procedures. If you really want to make them paranoid keep notes on everything

Hv