August 13, 2010

Mom was able to take part of her infusion treatment today, but Dr. Torres decided that he didn't want her to have one of the medications due to the GI trouble she's been having for the last 2 weeks. In spite of her stay in the hospital last Monday, she's gotten little relief. She'll have some more tests run to determine what exactly is causing all of her problems, but an ultrasound from the ER visit revealed an enlarged liver. Dr. Torres is unsure of what may be causing this, so he's changed one of her medications and ordered some tests. One test will specifically determine whether or not Mom has c difficile or "c diff". Apparently this is a bacterial infection that occurs in the intestines due to use of antibiotics. Antibiotics kill of the good bacteria in the intestines, as well as the bad bacteria that makes us sick. When the good bacteria is gone, the intestines are more susceptible to other bacterial infections, such as c difficile. Hopefully these tests will reveal what's going on and Dr. Torres will be able to make the necessary changes to take care of everything.

I'm going to be out of town this weekend so don't expect any updates right away. Football season is well underway as we just finished up two-a-day practices earlier today. Teachers report back to school on Monday and students will have their first day on Thursday. We're all very excited that we'll be seeing Paul McCartney in concert on Wednesday evening. We're celebrating Mom's 49th birthday a little early!

Continue to remember Mom in your prayers. She's not one to complain, but I know it's been a rough couple weeks and we'll all be relieved to get things taken care of quickly.