Monday, November 23, 2009

Well, the GI study was finally done at around 3:00 this afternoon. It showed that the gtube was in place correctly, and that there is no intestinal blockage. Yay! We didn't think there was, but they did want to make sure. The last blood culture showed negative for the bateria. If there are a few more negatives, then that is good. If there are any other positives, it might mean the broviac central line is infected and needs to come out. The bacteria has not actually been identified like I thought before. What is known is the type of bacteria, and it's a gut bacteria. It will take a few days to know for sure exactly what it is. But I bet it's the same stuff as last time. So, no matter what happens with the cultures in the next few days, the IV antibiotics course will not change. The only thing that remains to be seen is whether the broviac is infected, and if so, we'll take it out and try to get a PICC line in or some other temporary access to finish the course of antibiotics. This should be a shorter course than last time's 27 days since it is not a lung infection. However, we will still be here in the hospital about 7 more days. Still hoping to move to the floor in the next few days.


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  1. We're all praying for you and thinking of you everyday. I'm hoping that Luke's chicken pocks will have cleared up by next week and we can get Mark from school or whatever you need. Give me a call if you want to talk. {hugs} Emily

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