Scans on Saturday
This is a scanned photo, for a change. I came across this one of me when I was around 6 years old (therefore around 1970). The lion I am holding was made by my clever Mum!
My Dad took this photo of me in hospital and I was actually there for two weeks in an isolated room, recovering from Stephen's Johnson Syndrome. Here's a description from the NHS website:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare but serious disorder that affects the skin, mucous membrane, genitals and eyes.
The mucous membrane is the soft layer of tissue that lines the digestive system from the mouth to the anus, as well as the genital tract (reproductive organs) and eyeballs.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is usually caused by an unpredictable adverse reaction to certain medications. It can also sometimes be caused by an infection.
The syndrome often begins with flu-like symptoms, followed by a red or purple rash that spreads and forms blisters. The affected skin eventually dies and peels off.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a medical emergency that requires treatment in hospital, often in intensive care or a burns unit.
Treatment aims to identify the underlying cause, control the symptoms and prevent complications.
It is believed I developed the Measle-like symptoms not long after I'd had the Measles vaccination, and at one stage I had double vision and the rash was inside my mouth. The doctor had been called to our home and he immediately said I had SJS, and said I needed to go to hospital. I remember having an awful cough when I was in hospital and a physio would regularly come round and thump me on my back to hopefully loosen it. I didn't like that at all! I made a full recovery and it was all forgotten about.
Strangely though, after the boys were born it was discovered I had asthma and chest x-rays revealed I had a condition called Bronchiectasis, and when I googled that, I found that Bronchiectasis often develops as a result of a childhood illness like Measles! I have coughed quite a lot throughout my life, despite never smoking, so I wonder if this is all connected.
Scans on Saturday
This is a scanned photo, for a change. I came across this one of me when I was around 6 years old (therefore around 1970). The lion I am holding was made by my clever Mum!
My Dad took this photo of me in hospital and I was actually there for two weeks in an isolated room, recovering from Stephen's Johnson Syndrome. Here's a description from the NHS website:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare but serious disorder that affects the skin, mucous membrane, genitals and eyes.
The mucous membrane is the soft layer of tissue that lines the digestive system from the mouth to the anus, as well as the genital tract (reproductive organs) and eyeballs.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is usually caused by an unpredictable adverse reaction to certain medications. It can also sometimes be caused by an infection.
The syndrome often begins with flu-like symptoms, followed by a red or purple rash that spreads and forms blisters. The affected skin eventually dies and peels off.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a medical emergency that requires treatment in hospital, often in intensive care or a burns unit.
Treatment aims to identify the underlying cause, control the symptoms and prevent complications.
It is believed I developed the Measle-like symptoms not long after I'd had the Measles vaccination, and at one stage I had double vision and the rash was inside my mouth. The doctor had been called to our home and he immediately said I had SJS, and said I needed to go to hospital. I remember having an awful cough when I was in hospital and a physio would regularly come round and thump me on my back to hopefully loosen it. I didn't like that at all! I made a full recovery and it was all forgotten about.
Strangely though, after the boys were born it was discovered I had asthma and chest x-rays revealed I had a condition called Bronchiectasis, and when I googled that, I found that Bronchiectasis often develops as a result of a childhood illness like Measles! I have coughed quite a lot throughout my life, despite never smoking, so I wonder if this is all connected.