9/23: When it Rains, it Pours
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water, insult was added to injury. That's a mixed metaphor, but today brought another setback and more issues. The thrush is back with a vengeance. We thought it was back yesterday, but there's no doubt today. Again everything Leo drinks comes back through his nose, which means he can't get enough to drink. If he can't get enough to drink, he can't be on the antineoplastons. So today at about 7pm we shut-off Leo's pump and called Houston. They agreed that we did the right thing. We also called Dr. Kroin and asked what we should do. She suggested doubling Leo's dose of diflucan to 5mL today, which we did, as well as continuing to give 2.5mL once a day a week or two (until it's gone). She also recommended we restart nystatin, since there shouldn't be any bad interaction between these two. Unfortunately, that's all there is for these types of fungal infections. Dr. Kubove, from Houston, said that if this doesn't work, there's always diflucan IV.
For some reason, while we were trying to figure-out what to do about Leo's thrush, I decided to go into our basement because of the recent heavy rains. Our sump pump had been making strange sounds, but it was dry down there. Until tonight. Our finished basement, which just means it has old paneling that came with the house and carpet we installed after moving in, had about 5 inches of standing water. This is the insult portion. Obviously our sump pump and its battery backup had broken. So I called the first plumbing service I found in the yellow pages and about 2 hours later 2 guys from Blanton Brothers Plumbing and Sewer showed-up.
It took them about an hour to remove the old and install the new. They asked whether we wanted a backup, which nearly tripled the total cost, and again we felt like we had no choice since we dont want this to happen again. We probably got screwed big-time, but beggars can't be choosers. The water immediately started receding and Marina decided to get out the Shop Vac and start vacuuming-up some of the water that's in the carpet and padding. It's now about midnight and we've stopped for the night. There's no way we're going to get all of it out and probably have to call one of those cleaning services to get most of the water out, get a couple of box fans and run them all day and night until it's dry, and possibly a dehumidifier. Most importantly, we need to prevent mold. Anyone with ideas, Shop Vacs, really sharp box cutters to remove the carpet, etc. is welcome!
For some reason, while we were trying to figure-out what to do about Leo's thrush, I decided to go into our basement because of the recent heavy rains. Our sump pump had been making strange sounds, but it was dry down there. Until tonight. Our finished basement, which just means it has old paneling that came with the house and carpet we installed after moving in, had about 5 inches of standing water. This is the insult portion. Obviously our sump pump and its battery backup had broken. So I called the first plumbing service I found in the yellow pages and about 2 hours later 2 guys from Blanton Brothers Plumbing and Sewer showed-up.
It took them about an hour to remove the old and install the new. They asked whether we wanted a backup, which nearly tripled the total cost, and again we felt like we had no choice since we dont want this to happen again. We probably got screwed big-time, but beggars can't be choosers. The water immediately started receding and Marina decided to get out the Shop Vac and start vacuuming-up some of the water that's in the carpet and padding. It's now about midnight and we've stopped for the night. There's no way we're going to get all of it out and probably have to call one of those cleaning services to get most of the water out, get a couple of box fans and run them all day and night until it's dry, and possibly a dehumidifier. Most importantly, we need to prevent mold. Anyone with ideas, Shop Vacs, really sharp box cutters to remove the carpet, etc. is welcome!
posted by Yury at 11:03 PM
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