...how does your gut flora grow?
No silver bells or cockle shells, but Dad's got quite the bacterial garden growing. The cultures the infectious disease folks are growing showed a second type of bacterial infection -- enterococcus. The specific type hasn't been confirmed yet. It's still flourishing in the petri dish. Until that is confirmed, we don't know the exact antibiotic that will kill it.
We need your prayers. Dad's immune system hasn't even hit its lowest since finishing up 3 rounds of chemo, and he's trying to fight not only one, but TWO blood infections. It's like "double sepsis." Not sure if that's a real term, but it's the best way I can describe the current situation. He's fighting it, though. The fever comes and goes. He sleeps a LOT (or tries to....hospitals aren't known for good night's rest). He's eating ok. His vitals are stable now. All of those are positive, and we're going with that. Thanks, prayer warriors! Keep them coming and going. For those of you praying to clear Dad of the klebsiella sepsis, pray doubly dose to rid him of the enterococcus too. Pray that the species of enterococcus IS of the variety that can be annihilated with an antibiotic. There is a slight chance of the alternative. Think positive, be positive, and pray!
Love to all......Jen
No comments:
Post a Comment