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September 23, 2007
Bacteria
Mom passed out Friday night. Dad had just flushed her indwelling catheter and she walked into the hallway.
Dad heard a thump and thought someone had dropped something, so he went to check and see what it was.
It was mom lying on the floor. She hit the back of her head and it was bleeding. She said she didn’t remember anything.
Dad put a bandage over the cut. He knew it wasn’t bad enough to require stitches, but they did call the Markey Cancer Center.
The doctor on call at the Markey thought it happened because her blood sugar was low, but mom knew that wasn’t the case and tried to tell him that. She has lived with diabetes long enough to know when her sugar is low.
Saturday morning, the following morning, she was sitting at the kitchen table when dad flushed her catheter again. She started to stand and realized that it was happening again. She said she laid her head down on the table.
They had an appointment to check her platelet levels at the Markey that day, so when she got there she told them what had been going on. They drew blood, but her platelet levels were fine, so they sent her home.
Last night a doctor from the Markey called to tell her that the cultures had come back and they all showed a bacteria growing. (I believe these cultures were done at her last appointment.)Apparently, there has been a bacteria in her catheter line, so each time dad flushed her, that bacteria was being pushed in with the fluids and causing her to pass out.
They admitted her to the hospital and that is where she is this morning. She will be in for at least four days and maybe more. I will keep you updated on her progress.
Posted by tami at September 23, 2007 12:36 PM
Comments
Poor thing, it just seems to be one thing after another with her. Let her know i'm thinking of her. And if i can do anything besides pray!
Posted by: deanna at September 23, 2007 12:38 PM
Oh dear, Tami. Sometimes it must feel like two steps forward and one step back. Keeping her in my thoughts.
Posted by: Elle at September 23, 2007 2:04 PM
Please let your mom know that I am thinking of her and she is in my prayers.
Posted by: Chastity at September 23, 2007 7:24 PM
I don't even know what to say. I just feel so horrible for your mother. She definitely does not deserve what's happening to her. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Stacey at September 23, 2007 10:53 PM
Oh, gosh, Tami. A catheter can be so problematic, a double-edged sword in how it can allow both bad and good into the body. I am so sorry to hear your mom is having to fight off infection now. Praying for her body to rally against this foe, too.
Posted by: gw at September 24, 2007 12:24 AM
oh Tami-- god, it seems like she has one thing after the next to contend with. I am so sorry for the pain she is in and how difficult this has to be for you to be alongside witnessing it. I am so sorry. I hope they can get her comfortable quickly.
Posted by: Elizabeth at September 24, 2007 7:51 AM
Went to see her on Sunday morning. Still through all of this HELL she keeps trying to have that beautiful loving kind smile! I have never met anyone like her. As sick as she is she only thinks of everyone around her. My heart breaks. I try to hold back my tears for when I am not in front of her. I talked to her Saturday morning and when she was telling me of falling I couldn't help but to cry. She cried a little too. She is beautiful and I love her very much! GOD please heal her!!!
Posted by: Becky at September 24, 2007 12:47 PM