Kyle's blood culture came back that he has a strain of staff infection called MRSA. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Which means it is resistant to many antibiotics. Luckily they suspected that was what he had and they have had him on the right ones. Dr. Francis says he will have to go home with a pick line and more IV antibiotics. They don't want to put the pick line in for a couple of days because bacteria likes plastic and it would have a good chance of becoming infected. So we will be here for at least a couple of days.
Kyle's foot and leg are horribly swollen and very warm to touch. The ulcer is now surrounded by redness so there is no doubt that is where the infection is coming from. I didn't think there ever was, but I guess they weren't completely sure the first day or two. Kyle is down getting x-rays right now, but he pretty much just sleeps all the time. He told Dr. Francis this morning that he felt like he had been hit by a train. Yesterday morning he told me a truck so I guess it is worse today. His fever broke during the night and hasn't come back yet, but it probably will.
They brought breakfast and the only thing he touched were some grapes. He isn't eating much of anything. They had to put in a 2nd IV line this morning and it took them 5 tries. Luckily Kyle didn't hit any of the 3 different nurses it took to get it done. His fever broke during the night but is now back up to 101, but he is currently having chills.
Anyway that is the latest from Room 391 in Logan.
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