Marshall Jones’ MRSA Story

Marshall’s belly is upset again this morning. He had medium sharp abdominal pains most of the day, starting after his insulin dose this morning.

Dr. Young consulted today, he is a urologist. He wants to keep Marshall’s catheter in for now, until his output decreases and gets back to normal. He says Marshall’s bladder is stretched out because he has let his bladder get overfilled due to lack of sensation.

Marshall has his days and nights all mixed up. Dr. Daftarian put him on Ambien to help him get changed around.

We decided we think it is the Lortab making Marshall confused and his skin crawl.

Dr. Daftarian said also that we are looking at next week to get out of here. We are waiting on him to improve in his physical therapy, and to get his catheter out.

She said she wants him out of here because he will eventually get sick being in here.

Dr. Morgan said that Marshalls blood toxin levels are the best they have been, and that tomorrow will probably be his last dialysis, but they will keep the port in until they are absolutely sure.

Dr. Lemos put Marshall on a new antibiotic today-Synercid. Cautions on the label say “central line only-not compatible with saline.” This means they have to put it in with dextrose, which means sugar, which means…you guessed it, high blood sugar, more insulin.