Marshall Jones’ MRSA Story

Marshall came with me to see Dr. Rude today. He was very nice, and we both liked him very much. He told us that hopefully it won’t be a big deal, and it will leave me with a nice scar down my nose, but one that should be all but invisible after a [...]

Well, Marshall took his first big adventure into the office today. I went with him, and he just wanted to see what was going on in there since he has been gone. While we were sitting in his office, and he was going through some mail and things, my phone rings. It [...]

All of a sudden, Marshalls heart rate has just dropped right down to a normal level. It has been ranging from 71-88 for about the last 5 days, and he is feeling pretty good. Maybe it is the Zoloft relaxing him? Whatever it is, it is working, and he is seeming more [...]

Marshall’s appointment went well. Dr. Daftarian wants him to go see a pain specialist, as she is now worried about his becoming addicted to pain meds. She started him on Zoloft, she says that along with the antidepressant effect, it can have some pain relieving effects as well. We will see. [...]

For the most part, Marshall has been feeling good all week. Nothing too significant to report.
He is having more pain in the evenings than during the days, and is still taking those dang sleeping pills. I hate that. I don’t know when I became so opposed to pills of all sorts, [...]

The last couple of days have been ok–his nausea has been better, and he seems less lightheaded to me (although he insists he still is). His sugar has been high as a kite for the last couple of days though, and his temperature is just a few points above his normal, but still well [...]

Although Marshall threw up first thing this morning, and felt crummy (short of breath, nauseous, racing heart), he got much better by the afternoon, and all of his vitals are back to normal. My poor baby, I hope he gets better soon!

Ok, I forgot I can’t call Dr. Lemos today, so I called Dr. Daftarian’s answering service, and she was on call. Hooray! She told us to cut out the Rifampin and keep taking the Bactrim until we reach Dr. Lemos. By 3pm Marshall was already feeling better, his blood pressure was back [...]