CRP - CRP - CRP (in other words) Crap, Crap, Crap -- Word for the Day -- Tuesday, June 23,2009

Sorry for the bad mouthing, but that's what happens when you are a caregiver and worried.

If you read the post yesterday, ChemoSabe's CRP was 113 yesterday with 10 being a high range. Today, after the IV antibiotic yesterday, he was given another IV of the same and he waited for his labs. ARE YOU READY!!! If you don't like bad news, close your eyes and scroll down to the next paragraph. His CRP today is 133.....!!!!!

Infusion told him not to worry. He needed to give the antibiotics time to work. BULL CRP!!!

I looked up Staph infection and didn't like what I read. Staph leads to pneumonia, spreading of bacteria in the blood stream and possible organ failure, if not taken care of.

So, Pepper, (remember I'm called that because I can get hot!) emailed our old research nurse and told her what was going on. She emailed me back and she had contacted ChemoSabe's doctor. They decided he needed to get up there asap and be checked by a doctor. Not the one 'on call' in Infusion.

I was very proud of myself when I called him. He wasn't so happy that I interfered. Pepper emerged again! While I had been waiting for my email he had contacted the clinic and they basically told him the same thing. So two people called his doctor. They told him to come back up and his response, you ask?..... He said he had sat up there all morning and he would make plans to see them Wednesday a.m. My Pepper turned to tears.

Okay, enough of my harping. That's not why I am here.

He goes in tomorrow for a CT scan to make certain he does not have pneumonia. They will be doing another nose swab to check the extent of his infection. The kicker is, his blood counts are okay.

Well, he has been resting, he is so exhausted, but I hear him puttering around. I better go before he catches me or there will be Pepper!!! ha

I will keep you posted.

Good evening and Love -- Pepper

p.s. I made our new neighbors a pumpkin pie and took it over... They were overjoyed... That was the good part of my day!