Topic: Hubby back in hospital !!! 9/4 Update - The Best News
BoxerMom
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As always, your stories are gripping. And so informative. I'm always rooting for you.
My best to you both. Bea, you are a doctor and a sleuth and a super-trooper.
I'm off abx due to yeast overgrowth, and I'm relapsing with all infections. But, although I have symptoms, I'm not so sick anymore.
My infections are over 20 years old, and the bugs were less virulent back then. So, I feel my progress is typical. A few steps forward, one back, and on and on. I still think I will reach a drug-free remission. And I think Steve will, too.
In theory what you say about line infections sounds right. But the line was cultured last time and it was clear. Results are not available yet this time.
But what really seems confusing to me is that this doc decided to do daily cultures. We were told that the cultures from Friday were normal. That blood was drawn before they switched the antibiotic to Levaquin. In the past based on their tests the serratia bacteria is not very sensitive to Zosyn or Vancomycin. Plus hubby had a low grade fever while in the hosptial on Friday 2 times -- once before and once after the cultures.
Anyway, most bacteria do not just float around in the bloodstream -- they go and invade either white or red blood cells. There was a recent journal article that said that babesia is only in the bloodstream for a maximum of 15 minutes before it invades red blood cells.
I haven't been able to find any info on the replication of serratia.
The hospitalist says the plan is to treat with antibiotics for a minimum of 5 days in the hospital after the cultures turn negative. To me that says that the bacteria must be hiding somewhere and the logical place is inside the red blood cells.
Bea Seibert
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momindeep
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Have you both in my thoughts and prayers (truely)...asking the Lord to make this day one with answers and calmness for you both.
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Update. The best news. Hubby is home. The doc decided to release him with 18 days of oral levaquin at 750 mg daily. His WBC was down to 9.7 and the hospital was trying to get their census count down over the holiday weekend.
Within a couple of hours of being up and a little more active hubby's temp has been running between 99 and 99.5 most of the day. I guess he is stuck with the low grade fever for now -- still hoping it will resolve by itself, but it has been elevated daily since the end of May and hospitalization number 4.
The hospitalist suggested waiting the full 21 days til the levaquin is finished before getting a new PICC line or a port.
Will be talking to his LLMD on Tuesday, but as far as hubby and I are concerned he plans to resume his babs meds tomorrow on the pulsing schedule and switch the IV doxy to minocycline until we can get in to see the LLMD.
The LLMD was convinced the low grade fevers were from lyme or babesia and of course the hospitalist says they could be from anything.
Thanks again for all the support and encouragement.
Bea Seibert
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sammy
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This is good hear Bea I hope he continues to recover quickly.
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momlyme
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Fabulous!
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I hope he continues to recover quickly.
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