June 8th

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2026, Health and Fitness

It is a beautiful, sunny, somewhat chilly morning in Southern Saskatchewan.

I am back to blogging after being more off than on for the past few months.  I am feeling very well and the last thing I want to talk about is being sickly, but thought I should give somewhat of an update in that regard.

In February, I was diagnosed with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.   My respirologist put me on a heavy round of Ciprofloxacin which failed to wipe out the pseudomonas.  So, my respirologist prescribed another heavy round of Ciprofloxacin – which did what Ciprofloxacin does.  Halfway through round two, it started to cause issues with my tendons – specifically the hamstring tendons in my right leg.

Despite the severe pain in my b#tt, I did what I do and persevered until I had completed the Ciprofloxacin.  Shortly thereafter, I was called up for the catscan on my lungs.   The catscan showed  that there still appears to be significant infection – most likely pseudomonas.

I told my respirologist that I could not risk serious injury to my tendons by continuing  on with the Ciprofloxacin, so he decided we  should do nothing further for now.  We will wait to see if the pseudomonas clears up on its own. (There are limited treatment options available).

I am good with this, but I did go to see a potential family doctor who gave me a requisition for a complete blood and urinine lab work.

I have not heard back from her but I did see the results online and they all  looked pretty good to me –  especially my iron, which was my main concern.

So that’s it for now.  The experience has left me with a few questions and concerns – and a number of promising health and wellness changes, which I will touch on in blogs to come. 

Meanwhile, I have a bit of housework to do before heading outside to tackle more yard work.

Yesterday, I did get the side curtains up on the gazebo and I powerwashed the side yard patio.   Dan powerwashed the patio furniture before we moved it back into place for the season. 🙂

That’s it for today! Take care and have a great day! 💞🌞

16 thoughts on “June 8th”

  2. Ciprofloxacin is notorious for destroying collagen, causing tendons to tear and rupture. Fortunately, mine seem to be healing. I have been doing my aerobics six days a week through all of this plus taking collagen. Both have helped me to avoid catastrophic injury – but the pain was bad enough that I couldn’t get out of bed a few times until Dan applied CBD cream to my leg.

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  6. I am sure happy for you that you have made such wonderful progress. Hoping you keep making progress and doing and feeling very soon. You are a strong and amazing woman. You have been through a lot and you are recovering well. Hugs

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  11. That’s quite the extended episode you’re having with the pseudomonas, Anne. I’ve never heard of it lasting that long with proper treatment. I hope you get it resolved soon. Maybe the new doc will have some answers for you. If your labs are good, that’s a very good sign. I love your gazebo!

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  12. Thank you, Terry. I joined a Facebook group for people with Pseudomonas and lots of them have had it for years and years. Some are on Cipro or other brutal drugs all the time, others only when they have a flare up. 🤷‍♀️ I am very happy with my blood tests. 😀

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  13. Wow, Anne. I guess that’s something I just never came across over the course of my career. Do most of the folks who have had it for years also have COPD?

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  14. Always nice to see an update from you. I hope your recovery continues to trend towards the positive. Enjoy the sunnier weather and days in the meantime too!

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  16. Not necessarily. A lot of people with Cystic Fibrosis get it. Also people get it as skin infections, uni’s, etc. I think it is hard to get rid of if its in the lungs but maybe more dangerous for going septic if it is a skin infection.

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