Still in the hospital. I am told I am recovering fine, but I still feel miserable.
The surgery went fine and I now have a straw sized tube sticking out of my neck to continue to drain the fluid in the cavity where the abscess was. Swallowing is fine now, but I have some limited mobility in my neck because of the incision and the bandages. The incision is apparently two inches long. So I'll have another fantastic scar to show off.
Meanwhile, they are hitting me with a kitchen sink of antibiotics because they are still not sure what sort of bug was in the abscess. The sample they took has grown gram negative rods, but they are waiting for further growth in order to identify the specific species and subspecies of bacteria so that they can properly focus the antibiotics. They should know that by tomorrow or Wednesday. Tomorrow I will also have a CT to assess the situation
Mom, Dad, and KC have been hanging out at the hospital with me, but I'm not very good company.
That's about all I've got. Enjoy your Labor Day.
So sorry to learn of this new hospital stay and challenge. We are glad things are looking better and are thinking of all of you today and keep you in our prayers and thoughts.
ReplyDeleteLove, Kay, Patrick & Sean
"I am told I am recovering fine, but I still feel miserable."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that so often the case?
Hang in there.
I saw this on bumper sticker once:
ReplyDelete"Chicks dig scars."
So, hang in there, Casanova :-)
Lame! Hope you're feeling better, mister.
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