Chris came home from the hospital on Friday night. The cultures they did on his urine came back on Friday morning showing a urinary tract infection so they sent him home with IV antibiotic - Vancomycin every 12 hours - for 2 weeks. I know that a uti in males can make them pretty sick and can affect their mental status. Chris has been weak and has trouble verbalizing what he wants to say. I'm praying that this is related specifically to the UTI and will resolve rather than being a setback related to the cancer.
Patty and Ted are coming down on Tuesday to stay for a couple of days in order to give me a little break. I'll be going out to the desert to recharge a little. I'm so grateful that they can come down to give me some time away. I just have to make sure that everyone is ok with starting the infusion and that they know what to watch for with possible kidney failure which is a side effect of Vancomycin and what he had last week in the hospital...don't want a repeat of that!
Pray with me that he starts responding to the medication and his mental status clears up quickly.
Love to all. CJSRJ
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