Dave, > It's a hospital "superbug" that basically is resistant to > antibiotics so it kills you
We were told it was MRSA, but it is still a superbug. Steve got it after the flesh eating bacteria nearly killed him. He spent 7 weeks on a very strong IV antibiotic before it was finally killed. Now he's much more vulnerable than other people to infection, and that's why he kept getting pneumonia. His immune system was compromised from the 1-2 punch of flesh eating bacteria and then the hospital superbug. They reserve certain 'super' antibiotics just for use with these killer infections in the hopes that they can keep bacteria from becoming too resistant to them. Still, managing 7 weeks of a huge bag of IV medication dumped into a PIC line that went straight into Steve's aorta 1" from his heart was pretty scary. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripherally_inserted_central_catheter> These superbugs are nothing to laugh at. And it didn't help that he had an open heart surgery before it all happened, and that he was an asthmatic. This has been quite a ride over the last decade or so with his fragile immune system, fragile lungs, and fragile heart. The years since 2000 have been especially challenging. The house will be done in about 3 months, though, and I have a new contract with an old client. We keep on keeping on. The new house is at a 2100 foot elevation in a spot with clean air, and we have a good air filtration system going into the house. Plus Steve is on an oxygen concentrator full time now. He has COPD <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPD>. But he is OK for now and will be OK for some time to come as long as he is well taken care of. He is no longer in any immediate danger of death, and for that I am grateful. Kristyne McDaniel http://www.mcstyles.com http://www.emryldlife.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
