Back In Hospital

16 years 3 months ago #12597 by Julie
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I hope your journey through MRSA goes well. My husband seems to have come out the other side although we were told it can be intransigent. He was sent home after a week in the hospital with a PICC line and vancomycin by infusion that I was taught how to do by the Home Health Nurse. He has an abscess next to his left kidney which was were his MRSA was found as well as the urinary tract. We found out to day the abscess is still present but the last culture did not show anything but yeast which we are told is everywhere.
Your fever went really high I expect you were out of it at 103. Dick continued to run fevers for almost a month and we went into preventative mode by giving him Tylenol around the clock as he got delirious at any temp over 99.5. We learned it was because it was a urinary tract infection and he is elderly. So now he is officially elderly as he has the medical issues to prove it. ;-)


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16 years 3 months ago #12595 by Maria
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Sorry to hear of this setback Joe. Hopefully you are on the mend and sounds like you are in good hands. Take care, you will be home soon.
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16 years 3 months ago #12591 by skypilot
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Hell JOE AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN THUE, YOU WILL KICK THE NECK OUT THAT DARN THING. bUT JUST IN CASE mY HOPES AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. ;D DON

Hanging in there!

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16 years 3 months ago #12586 by Rosemary
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Hang in there, Joe. I'm pulling for you that you get home soon!!!

Your bud,
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16 years 3 months ago #12583 by fearandfight
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Yep they found the source there was a sligth tear in one of my heart valves and somehow the the infection picked to settled there and that's how it it got my blood. I still can't believe this crap is happening to me. Oh well things happen I just hope I don't gotta go through this again. Thanks for all your replys folks. Cheers, Joe ;)

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16 years 3 months ago #12580 by Patricia
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Well thats certainly a bummer......i certainly hope they determine the source..nasty little bug...bad bug! Get well soon Joe..........Pat

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