Saturday, October 23, 2010

Oct. 23, 2010

Dear Family and Friends,

Well this past week just stunk, but today Joe turned the corner--we think--we hope!

Joe has been home but has not been doing well. Sick to his stomach, not keeping ANY food down, not out of his robe or out of bed much since Monday until today (Thank the Lord!). His nausea was attributed to Vancomycin, the antibiotic prescribed for the MRSA infection in his brain, that he had to take twice a day intraveneously. Though he had be prescribed an anti-nausea drug, it didn't do the trick against such a large dose of Vancomycin. It was hard to tell whether Joe's fatigue was due to all the nausea and/or the infection he was fighting. That MRSA is nasty stuff!

Thursday night was the last time for that drug, and yesterday Dr. Spera switched him to Cubicin. One great aspect of Cubicin is that it is only administered once a day (5cc's) via a syringe put directly into Joe's picc line, so much less hassle! Further, it doesn't seem to nauseate him as much, and he was able to eat jello and keep it down yesterday. I think he was going to try small bites of peanut butter and jelly today and try to go for a short walk outside.

Today when I talked to Joe on the phone, and he seemed much more upbeat. We are cautiously optimistic that we're finally lickin' this thing!

Take care and love your family and friends!

Blessings, Lisa

3 comments:

  1. I know Joe is more frustrated with this developement than most, but sometimes things don't always go the way we hope. It's great to hear he has hopefully turned the corner. Our prayers are for no more setbacks and a swift recovery. You are all still an inspiring example of resilience. Love you all.

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  2. We prayed for Joe at Mass this morning. Praying for his continued recovery...

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  3. Still keeping Dr. Leahy and the family in my prayers.

    Love,

    Erica W.

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