The good news is that the fluid accumulation is an abscess - probably the source of Steve's ongoing fevers. They inserted a drain today and identified the bacteria causing Steve's infections (gram negative rods - an example is E Coli). Although Steve's fever was elevated tonight, that was expected based on the fact that they "stirred up the bacteria". We are expecting that the team will identify the appropriate antibiotic to treat the infection - this might be complicated because he has been treated with so many antibiotics over the past two months.
This was a rough day for Steve, however. The procedure resulted in extremely painful spasms and feelings of shortness of breath.
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So sorry it's been so rough. Hope they can clear it up soon.
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Cynthia Wieneke
just learned about "blogging" and am glad to find out about how you are doing. george kimmerling
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