Recovering Well & a 2nd PiCC Line

I bounced right back after surgery.  Pretty happy since in the back of my mind, I was concerned about having surgery with active Lyme.  No problems.  Then I had to go back to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center less than a week later to fix my PiCC line.  Well, I ended up getting a new one entirely.  It was odd because other than the shot of Lidocaine, I didn't feel the first PiCC line at all.  But on this one, I felt the shot (like a bee sting), I felt them pull out my old line (I could feel it in my chest!), and I felt him threading the new one it.  So odd.  It seemed to take a lot longer too.  Although this time I didn't take a valium or ativan before hand.  Been there, done that.

It hurt like heck for about a day or so and now I'm fine, back to normal.  That hospital is so great.


While I was there, my surgeon allowed me to get my post-op follow up in.  They usually require you to wait 7-10 days, but since it is such a hassle to drive to & from LA, they were understanding & let me take care of it early.  Can I just say I LOVE my surgeon?  Dr. Leslie Memsic.  For a million reasons.  Besides the fact that she is one of Cedar's top surgeons, she is also one of the funniest, nicest people I have ever met.  Every nurse that mentioned her stated how she was THE BEST doc & had the best personality & treated everyone she comes into contact with with the utmost respect.  I love her.  She gave me a hug before I left.

I also forgot to mention that the hospital staff gave me no crap about having Lyme Disease.  I even over heard the anesthesiologist refer to my Lyme as "Chronic Lyme Disease", so no steroids.  I guess they use steroids to reduce nausea.  I didn't say it, he did.  Dr. Memsic pumped me full of antibiotics for the 28 hours or so before my surgery & then again after.  She even made a comment about checking to make sure this was a good antibiotic for treating Lyme, and that it wouldn't cause any problems.

I was off my IV Rocephin for about 3 weeks (so that it didn't signal another gallbladder attack) and I must say that I haven't felt that good in a long time.  Once I started up again, I felt it take me back just a touch, and now today I woke up and feel like crapola.  Think maybe I am toxic.  I am not suffering, but I am not up and about.  Started cleaning and didn't finish a thing.  Think I'll drink a ton of water & then do my sauna.......  Need DETOX.  I want to get some Burber.  People swear by it, anyone here tried it?

  

What do you think?  Do you think that it's odd that I felt so good being off of the antibiotics?  Like maybe I should stop?