An episode of House

What is going on??  I feel like I am in an episode of House...I have a team of Hospitalists (intern, resident, attending), Gastro Docs, waiting for a consultation with an Infectious Disease doc.  I have blood draws from two different sites whenever I spike a fever, and depending on results, the I get two large bags of fluid and/or two or three bags of antibiotics. Then I have the daily wake up blood draw...literally I do not know how many more sites they can find. Feel ok...but they are worried because they are pumping me full of antibiotics and still getting fevers...they see a body of fluid that the current drain won't get to so they may put in a second drain...I laugh at what it will look like.. but whatever causes the fevers to subside and the infection to get under control. I have been so cold in my room...even without a fever...I asked where the thermostat was set and I was told it was off...yikes! I have been freezing for no reason for three days...

I am going to try to get some rest.

Extended stay

The docs came in this morning and let me know that they are keeping me until they get results from cultures....earliest release would be Friday.  I was up walking with my friend Lauren a bit ago and now settling down for lunch.  I feel pretty good right now but I am also on meds...amazing how I feel when I don't feel pain...we will see what I feel like in an hour or two. Glad I get to see blue sky today!  Please pray the infection has not spread into my blood. As of right now, all the cultures are negative but they will continue to monitor them. 

Something that has already made this stay better is my bed...it has adjustments that change the settings periodically and my back is not causing me problems.

I keep getting Aaron pics so I thought I would share! Aaron with his new buddy Caden. They are having so much fun together!!!

Hotel Hospital

I am done with procedures for the day...the old drain had come out of its prime location inside even though the outside was fine. They put in a whole new bigger tube in a complete different location. I am a little sore but it is managable.  Bad news...since it was late in the day, they didn't have enough hours left to watch me for sepsis so I got admitted to a room...luckily a single room!!!  I should be released tomorrow morning unless there are complicationa during the night.

Drain drain...

I have appts tomorrow afternoon at VM to check/change the drain...been experiencing pain and now the drain won't flush...the saline comes out the hole and I have periodic fevers. It could go a few different ways but hopefully they can replace the drain and send me on my way!! Hopefully there is no infection or problem in the fluid...drain checks are part of the normal process but this one came a week early...the drain pain is draining my energy...luckily I still have Joy and great family and friends.

Aaron

Thought I would post about our little guy! He brings so much joy to our lives and his  smile is so great...3 teeth and another starting to show!

He is on the verge of crawling...doing a few movements then diving for his toys. He has also started pulling himself up and can take quite a few steps if we hold his arms...he hauls around the house in his walking car.

He is such a great eater! We are feeding solid foods and bite size melt in your mouth snacks and MumMums

Headed home

By the time I saw nurse in ER, my fever had broke and pain was managed with meds. I got a bag of saline in me at warp speed and will follow up with VM Docs on Monday. Blood looked fine...pancreatic enzymes were normal yeah! I was definitely dehydrated. I am already taking an antibiotic so I just need to continue with that...and stay ahead of pain...thank you for the prayers!!

Back at ER

This week I have been getting used to the drain...localized pain, but the drain not having much output. This morning I woke up in extreme pain and then this afternoon I had a fever...so we went back to ER...hopefully bloodwork will show something easy and we can go home tonight...praying I don't have a medstar flight tonight...