I am continuing my self-administered IV antibiotics. My home-care nurse came by today to draw blood and check my blood pressure. I also had a conversation with my case coordinator from Kaiser following up on my hospitalization and the discharge instructions. I did get outside for a short time today. I have been experiencing greater(…)
I have enjoyed my first day home from the hospital. Last night late my home care nurse paid us a visit to get me going on my first home antibiotic dose. This is the third time I have done home infusion, and this is the third method we have found for doing home infusion. I(…)
This morning I seemed to sleep in later and feel a little more fatigue than yesterday. I wasn’t sure if that was due to my lack of activity with hospital confinement or other issues. I was somewhat relieved when my infectious disease doctor did say one of the side effects off the antibiotics is fatigue.(…)
I was anticipating coming home today, but it looks like I will have to wait a little longer. My improvement is faster than the test results to confirm what is happening in my body. My doctor came in today to let me know that I do have a significant bacterial infection but the specifics will(…)
Last night Christian posted the prayer update on my recent hospitalization. I appreciate the prayers that have gone up on my behalf. I am feeling better and it seems the antibiotic treatment so far has made a difference. The doctors are still waiting on a definitive blood culture report to know what the specific infection(…)
I am thankful for doing better and getting stronger. However, it seems I am still vulnerable to some good days and not-as-good-days. At times I still feel as sense of fatigue that requires me to rest, and limits my activity. I mentioned Mark Batterson’s book “All In” in yesterdays’ blog. As I was reading the(…)
