Andrea B. Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Things should be running smoothly now. I'll be checking in again tomorrow. I became ill on 22 April from a failed tooth implant which became infected. Following sub-mandibular surgery to clean up the entire under jaw area, I was hospitalized for 8 days in isolation while the Infectious Disease physicians determined from cultures what was the appropriate antibiotic and other treatment. After receiving the antibiotic intravenously for a few days, the problem was brought under control. So now I'm home, thankfully. I travel daily for the next 10 days to a local hospital for continued IV antibiotics. Full recovery is expected to take another 3-4 weeks. And yes, somewhere back at end of April I also tested positive for Covid, but never did have any symptoms except for only that one day when I had a coughing episode. Just the one! Too weird. I guess the Covid took one look at the bad tooth thing and decided to bug off, so to speak. All for today. Link to comment
JCDowdy Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 So glad to hear you are doing better! Link to comment
dabateman Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I am glad your better. I hope the IV administration goes smoothly. All the best, David Link to comment
Nate Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Great to hear you're doing better. Link to comment
Andy Perrin Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Wow, that sounds horrible! I hope you feel better (and get better!) soon, Andrea. Link to comment
photoni Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Thanks Andrea, I hope you get better soon. . I was lucky, my "old, trusted and friend" dentist removed two upper incisors and after a month they gave me two implants, now after 60 days I'm ready for the third phase, and everything went well. Link to comment
colinbm Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Welcome back onboard Andrea, after a journey you would rather forget. Keep up with the good recovery. I hope photography makes you feel better. Link to comment
DaveO Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Welcome back Andrea, Colin has said everything that I could wish you Hope you are already feeling better Dave Link to comment
ulf Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I am very glad that you are back and getting better. Just as many other here I have been worried and though about you. Link to comment
Akira Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Thank you so much for the administration work in the midst of your own medical issues. Please take good care and I wish you a fast recovery. Link to comment
otoien Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Glad to hear you are getting better. So not the "simple" COVID story we thought but an "interesting" occurrence. 12 hours ago, Andrea B. said: I guess the Covid took one look at the bad tooth thing and decided to bug off, so to speak. Perhaps some real truth to that. COVID came along and hoped for an easy attack, but found that the castle was already fully mobilized (because of the already ongoing tooth infection) and had to give up the attack. A colleague of mine reported a somewhat similar short COVID case, but then he thought a flu was the simultaneous infection as he only tested positive for a day or two. Link to comment
Adrian Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Welcome back Andrea! Sounds a nasty experience, hopefully all done with now! Link to comment
GaryR Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 That's a lot to go through! Glad to hear that you are on the mend. Link to comment
nfoto Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Welcome back to the CEO of the UVP Western Division ... stay safe and well, Andrea. We all need you!! Link to comment
Bill De Jager Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Andrea, so glad to hear you're OK after all that. Welcome back, and fast healing! Link to comment
Ming Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Andrea, I am glad you are on the mend. Take care. Link to comment
rfcurry Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Wow, Andrea, when you get sick, you don't mess around! Take it slow in your recovery. All the best. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Thank you all for your kind comments. I am feeling much better, but it is a slow recovery. I'll know more sometime next week when I see the Infectious Disease team next Wednesday. They review the progress, decide whether new scans would be helpful, check my "labs" and all that. Today I worked on photographing a small 1-2mm white Cryptantha flower and its tiny little seeds. A few years ago, Birna had everybody putting together her "recipe" for a reverse macro using an old Nikon AIS 55mm lens. Whether it was the f3/5 or the f/2.8, I don't remember. But I'm going to try to find that recipe, put the stuff together and try shooting this tiny flower & seeds again tomorrow. Link to comment
Doug A Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Glad you are feeling better @Andrea B.. Recuperation takes time. Your Cryptantha project sounds fun. A reversed 55 should give ~2X magnification. More with extension. A reversed wideangle will give even more, but might not pass a lot of UV. Have fun, you deserve it, Doug A Link to comment
JCDowdy Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Glad to hear that you are feeling well enough to do some photography! Have you ever tried stacked/coupled reverse lenses? See: http://extreme-macro.co.uk/coupled-reverse-lens/ I only ever tried it a very few times myself. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 I've tried that a couple of times. The usual problem with any stacking or extensions is that things get wobbly fairly fast. And a slider rail is almost mandatory with reversed lenses or stacks. Which reminds me that I need to get one of those! Link to comment
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