Turns out after all the blood work, CT Scan, wound consults and the rest of the poking and prodding I have a staph infection, luckily it is not antibiotic resistant and they were able to start pumping me full of the correct infection killing antibiotics right away (they had just picked the one that covered the most possibilities since I was admitted).
I met with the Infectious Disease Doctor a few times and he sent me home with a midline in my arm (a large iv that will stay in my arm until he says I'm in the clear) so I get antibiotics through that 3 times a day thanks to my husband who does it before work, comes home during work, and after he gets home from work to do this. I also get my wound changed 2 times a day, right now by a good family friend first thing in the morning and then again by the nurses from home health.
This is something that right now I'm having a hard time dealing with the seriousness that this really was, when I was in the hospital all I was thinking about was how I wasn't with my baby but now that I think back on it and I've gotten some honest answers from people this could have been really ugly and if not caught in time, life threatening. I am thankful that we went to the ER Sunday night after I had a temp instead of waiting until Monday morning when I was supposed to see the Dr. anyway.
It is nice to hold my baby and it helps getting through my painful wound changes when I can hear her lamb seat buzzing and singing her to sleep in the next room. She is the only reason I am getting through this the way I am. Yes I have my weepy days (thank you post partum emotions on top of all of this) but in the end I have optimistic family and friends and a beautiful daughter surrounding me almost every minute of every day (I have babysitters for myself and Lydia lined up every night for the next day)
So now I leave you with the bright spot in my darkness that was this situation. My beautiful and most perfect Lydia Rose!
1 comment:
Aww, Im so sorry that your recovery is so rough...sounds painful...but the up side, your baby girl is adorable. Congratulations momma, take care of yourself and that little one!
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