7/10: No More Infection
After an uneventful Sunday, we went home today. All the blood tests/cultures since the first one have been negative so Leo's venus port can stay in, we can go home, will had a home health nurse visit us to show how to administer the antibiotics, which is a no-brainer, and will be going to Houston next Monday night for our first appointment next Tuesday at 11:30am. We'll need to do another MRI Monday morning, right before leaving. I spoke with Dr. Szymkowski down there and she mentioned that Dr. Weaver is probably going to be the one who treats Leo.
I got 2 stories on Leo's infection. Both doctors/stories agreed that a) this bacteria is very common; b) lives in each of us; c) that the best way not to spread the infection is to very thoroughly wash hands all the time; d) most likely the cause of infection was the port. Dr. Oram, of infectious diseases, though said that this bacteria lives in the intestines. This may mean that because Leo has been so constipated for so long, there's some chance that the bacteria multiplied, got out of control, and caused an infection 0f sorts. The other doctor, whose name I won't mention, said that this bacteria lives on our skin, not in the intestines. I honestly don't care who's right as long as Leo's better, but 2 doctors, 2 stories...
Leo is getting back to his normal self -- he woke up at about 5am and decided to get in a few good slaps and punches while I was doing my best to sleep on this awful thing they call a hospital bed. He ate breakfast that grandpa brought him, not the disgusting bacon and egg buscuit sandwich provided here (I think they're trying to ensure future business via the meals). We played with trucks and crayons in the playroom and Leo's fighting off sleep as usual now, so I'm just waiting for someone to ignore my "do not disturb" sign, come in, and make sure he doesn't rest. The first to ignore it was the home nurse coordinator, followed almost immediately by a nurse who asked if that silly speech therapist could come back (guess what I told her).
When Anna and Nina saw Leo, they gave each other the biggest hugs we've ever seen! The girls always ask, "Where's Leo" (in Russian) , and it was so nice to see this instead of sibling rivalry. They even played pretty well the rest of the evening.
I got 2 stories on Leo's infection. Both doctors/stories agreed that a) this bacteria is very common; b) lives in each of us; c) that the best way not to spread the infection is to very thoroughly wash hands all the time; d) most likely the cause of infection was the port. Dr. Oram, of infectious diseases, though said that this bacteria lives in the intestines. This may mean that because Leo has been so constipated for so long, there's some chance that the bacteria multiplied, got out of control, and caused an infection 0f sorts. The other doctor, whose name I won't mention, said that this bacteria lives on our skin, not in the intestines. I honestly don't care who's right as long as Leo's better, but 2 doctors, 2 stories...
Leo is getting back to his normal self -- he woke up at about 5am and decided to get in a few good slaps and punches while I was doing my best to sleep on this awful thing they call a hospital bed. He ate breakfast that grandpa brought him, not the disgusting bacon and egg buscuit sandwich provided here (I think they're trying to ensure future business via the meals). We played with trucks and crayons in the playroom and Leo's fighting off sleep as usual now, so I'm just waiting for someone to ignore my "do not disturb" sign, come in, and make sure he doesn't rest. The first to ignore it was the home nurse coordinator, followed almost immediately by a nurse who asked if that silly speech therapist could come back (guess what I told her).
When Anna and Nina saw Leo, they gave each other the biggest hugs we've ever seen! The girls always ask, "Where's Leo" (in Russian) , and it was so nice to see this instead of sibling rivalry. They even played pretty well the rest of the evening.
posted by Yury at 9:45 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks, Lisa! He IS a lot of fun and even though he doesn't punch the girls, he has ways...
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