Marshall Jones’ MRSA Story

Marshall woke up at 4am complaining of terrible back pain- he took one Lortab and that helped enough for him to get back to sleep.

The overnight nurse was a very vivacious spanish woman, but she couldn’t set Marshall’s IV to save her life (he is picking the IV out, as well as the leads now). She poked him about 5 times before finding someone who could get it in (on the first try!). That is a gift that some nurses have, and some don’t. Of course, if Marshall hadn’t been crawling out of his skin and pulling his IV out in the first place, we wouldn’t have had this problem..LOL. Maybe this will inpire him to stop picking.

We had a new day nurse, Ann (YAY!). She did a fantastic job, by anyone’s standards.

I am worried to death about Marshall’s eating (or lack thereof). Is he using this as a show of control? Probably.

He has lots of leg pain today. My guess is that his body is eating up his muscles for energy.

We saw Dr. Morgan today, he said NO MOTRIN for pain, it is toxic to the kidneys; use Darvocet. He said the leg pain was due to atrophied muscles. He also gave Marshall a BIG lecture about not whining to him about his lack of appetite. He said “I have seen it in every kidney patient for 30 years. I know it tastes like cardboard, but eat 4 meals a day-it is medicine!” I pray it works.

Marshall had dialysis this morning–4.2 liters of fluid in 4 hours. Where is this fluid coming from??

He has no urge to urinate yet, but is STILL BMing alot.

I showed Marshall’s back to Dr. Lemos today, he still has large lumps at the base of his spine.

Dr. Daftarian is in Houston for the weekend, but has called daily to check on Marshall. She is fabulous!

About 3 pm, Ann noticed a rash starting. Dr. Lemos took Marshall off of all of his current drugs and went back to Vancomycin (antibiotic) and Candicas, which is an antifungal.

Zoe trick-or-treated with her friend Kayleigh, and Noah went with Cade. Thanks MOM for getting them all ready, and for everything else you have done to help us!