Ugh!

Jack is still running a fever. The culture was gram positive -- which means it's most likely a staph infection. They tried -- yet again -- to get more blood from him today. It's beyond ridiculous how many times he has been stuck. They are giving him an oral antibiotic that is "very controlled" ... in other words ... "very expensive". It must be approved by the infectious disease docs before they can give it. That said, they don't feel like it will kill whatever is causing his infection, only keep it at bay. So, the infectious disease people are being called in to (1) see if they can identify the source of the infection; and (2) figure out how to get rid of it. If it's in the bone or his newly installed hardware, that is not good.

I'm getting a little panicky to say the least. I just want to get out of here!! My worst fears are coming true. Guaranteed we won't get out of here tomorrow. But, they all know exactly how I feel about being here (does that surprise you?) and they are going to do everything they can to get us out of here by Thursday. Of course, a lot will depend on what they finally determine is the source of the infection. We also have to be careful that if he stays in here too long, he'll catch some other hospital born infection.

Hanging on by a thread .....................