Sorry for missing yesterday, but it's getting increasingly harder for us post updates. Plus, the ups and downs of a day of recovery begin to sound the same after awhile.
Dad felt much better Friday, and was able to eat most of his meals. His fever was only 99.1 or so, when he had it. He sounded better than he had for the last 4-5 days. I just called him this morning (Saturday), and he sounded WAY better...even than Friday. He said he didn't think he'd be nauseous today at all.
Infectious Diseases doctor said the problem with his infections are that the antibiotics he needs to treat his urinary and staph infections, kills the "good" bacteria that is needed to fight the C. Diff. So, they're going to do the shortest possible run of antibiotics for those, then focus on the C. Diff. Dad's stomach was more distended Friday, but wasn't hurting.
As for contagions...the C. Diff. and Staph are contact-borne diseases. If you visit Dad, make sure you clean your hands first, wear gloves if you want to touch him or adjust the sheets, etc., and then make sure to wash your hands with the soap in the bathroom in the room afterward.
DAD'S PRAYER REQUESTS: Dad specifically asked on Friday night that people pray for healing from the staph and C. Diff, but also that he would gain control over his bowels and urinary tract (has not had control since hospitalization). It's frustrating for him to have to be cleaned every hour or so, and it usually takes a long time before they get to him...don't want bed sores and other complications from not being cleaned-up fast enough. Plus, the urinary infection is likely from having the catheter in.
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Not typical to give in Health Care settings, but you might want to get some refrigerated acidophilus to give him in the hospital 3-4x/day to help restore normal bacteria in the gut that the antibiotics are eliminating. C-Diff will likely clear more quickly. He can not likely eat enough yogurt each day to do what is needed without some help. Of course talk to the doc about this.
Glad the nausea and temp are coming under control.
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