5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 13

[ohiominnie]

No worries. I know it has been crazy for you. Just didn't want you to actually think I was ignoring you. When is the roller coaster known as your life slowing down?

Best as I can figure.....April 26, 2008.

 

[WDWLVR]

Best as I can figure.....April 26, 2008.

Shoot for April 25th so you can come down a day early.

 

[wdwgoose]

How much can someone live without???

WELL GLAD YOU ASKED


transplant team says half a liver transplants are getting more common. The liver reALLY GROWS BACK TO FULL SIZE

like a worm you cut in half.

They said its getting the better way to go. not many donors for the whole thing. I have not looked at the stats going this way.

gaRRy

 

[justmestace]

Jared had another lousy night last night. We'd been told at the ER to bring him back last night so they could take off the bandages and see if the redness and swelling had gone down.
It hadn't, in fact, it had gotten bigger. This time, we had a male doctor. I didn't like the female doc the night before. She had barely numbed the area before she started digging at Jared. Last night, the doc numbed it and numbed it, and then continued to do so while he worked. Jared was still in agony, but it could have been worse. They didn't give him a pain killer because of the nausea he'd had the night before.
So the doctor opened the cut up with a scalpel, about an inch and a half by the time he was done, he'd kept finding more pockets where the infection had spread. Apparently, this stuff doesn't pool out in the area like spilled water, it branches out like fingers. Anyway, he'd work on one area, clean it out, then probe around until he found another pocket.
Then he packed it and left it open to continue to drain. Jared sees our family doc tomorrow morning, and I don't know if he'll remove the packing or leave it til next week.
Jared was a trouper. And I still can't believe I saw what I did...especially without passing out or throwing up. Never have I seen anything as disgusting. This gets gross...warning.....it isn't liquid....it's more like some kind of congealed globby mess. Totally disgusting.

And yes, it is the MRSA. No doubt now.
Jared was issued (by me!) his own container of antibacterial wipes and is wiping off everything he touches. One of the hospital's worries was for Jay with his fingers.
Jared is pretty sore today, but mostly feeling better.

I must say that I can't wait for Frances, Lauren and Virgil to get here!! I am sooooo ready for some FUN!!!

 

[kikipug]

WELL GLAD YOU ASKED


transplant team says half a liver transplants are getting more common. The liver reALLY GROWS BACK TO FULL SIZE

like a worm you cut in half.

They said its getting the better way to go. not many donors for the whole thing. I have not looked at the stats going this way.

gaRRy

Hmm... wonder if you could get 2 quarters from 2 different donors? I think I could live without a quarter or so of my Type A liver... (I think I need the remaining 3/4 for my line of work...)

Anybody else wanna help me with a liver collection for GarRy? Hmm... maybe a red kettle and a bell would help?

 

[kikipug]

Totally disgusting.

Umm... yeah. Well said.

Sure makes Christopher's Christmas Eve barf-fest seem like a walk in the park!

 

[Dancind]

Stacey, I'm kind of amazed that Jared hasn't been admitted to the hospital. Seems like they need to keep a better eye on that! Did he have a cut in on his arm? Yes, keep Jay away from him!

 

[Dancind]

Garry, that sounds like good news. So do they use a live donor, or do you share with someone else that needs one?

Speaking of slowing down, I thought life was supposed to get less complicated when Alicia started driving. Doesn't seem like it has.

 

[justmestace]

Stacey, I'm kind of amazed that Jared hasn't been admitted to the hospital. Seems like they need to keep a better eye on that! Did he have a cut in on his arm? Yes, keep Jay away from him!

Part of me thinks they couldn't wait to get rid of him. The LAST thing a hospital needs is staph.
We don't know how it started. The nurse said that they rarely ever do know. He may well have had a spider bite, but the infection got in that....or a splinter.... With boys, they get little cuts all the time and never ever pay any attention to it.

 

[WDWLVR]

A few hours early but that just gives us more time to celebrate...

Happy Birthday Karen (OM)!

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[wdwgoose]

Happy Birthday Karen (OM)!

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gaRRy

 

[WDWLVR]

Just a reminder (or in case you didn't the see separate posts from Robin). The boards are going down tonight at 9 pm Eastern for the install of new servers. They are expected to be off line about 6-8 hours.

 

[kikipug]

In my best "Frosty the Snowman" voice...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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(After all "Karen" IS Frosty's best friend)

 

[justmestace]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!!

 

[justmestace]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!!

 

[justmestace]

COOL!! Karen got TWO birthday wishes from me! LOL


Heading out to take Jared to our family doc and then to therapy. If by chance I don't get back on, we'll see everyone with our bright shiny newly re-vamped BOARDS!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Jared had another lousy night last night. We'd been told at the ER to bring him back last night so they could take off the bandages and see if the redness and swelling had gone down.
It hadn't, in fact, it had gotten bigger. This time, we had a male doctor. I didn't like the female doc the night before. She had barely numbed the area before she started digging at Jared. Last night, the doc numbed it and numbed it, and then continued to do so while he worked. Jared was still in agony, but it could have been worse. They didn't give him a pain killer because of the nausea he'd had the night before.
So the doctor opened the cut up with a scalpel, about an inch and a half by the time he was done, he'd kept finding more pockets where the infection had spread. Apparently, this stuff doesn't pool out in the area like spilled water, it branches out like fingers. Anyway, he'd work on one area, clean it out, then probe around until he found another pocket.
Then he packed it and left it open to continue to drain. Jared sees our family doc tomorrow morning, and I don't know if he'll remove the packing or leave it til next week.
Jared was a trouper. And I still can't believe I saw what I did...especially without passing out or throwing up. Never have I seen anything as disgusting. This gets gross...warning.....it isn't liquid....it's more like some kind of congealed globby mess. Totally disgusting.

And yes, it is the MRSA. No doubt now.
Jared was issued (by me!) his own container of antibacterial wipes and is wiping off everything he touches. One of the hospital's worries was for Jay with his fingers.
Jared is pretty sore today, but mostly feeling better.

I must say that I can't wait for Frances, Lauren and Virgil to get here!! I am sooooo ready for some FUN!!!

Yes. Bloody cottage cheese. Ick. Poor Jared!!

Ok, this also may be TMI....some people would be squicked out by this....
See if your family doc can get you a prescription for Bactroban (Mupericin -sp?).....it's like a neosporin ointment. EVERYONE in the family....yes EVERYONE, should take a little glob of that and put it up each nostril a couple times a day and spread it around. MRSA can live in your nasal passages. This helps keep anyone else from getting it.
If you can't get a script for it, let me know and I'll see if Mike can get some sample packs at work.

 

[ohiominnie]

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes!!!! 39 was such a good age, I'm doing it again this year!!!!! Woo-hoo!!!! I'm 39 again!!!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Does anyone have a cell number for Stacey? I see she's already out and about going to appointments. I'd love to get ahold of her about the Bactroban so she doesn't get home and then have to go BACK out.
PM me or email me ohiominnie at gmail dot com if you have a number I can call. Thx.

 

[ohiominnie]

Does anyone have a cell number for Stacey?

Thx, Virgil!