Marshall Jones’ MRSA Story

Marshall played golf a couple of days ago, with his brother and father–and I swear it did him more good than any other course of treatment he has had so far! He actually made it 18 holes, which he, nor I, thought he would be able to do.
I can’t decide what to [...]

Now my father has had a stroke. What next?
Kathy called in hysterics a few days ago, but things have settled out now, and dad is doing ok. Meaning he is alive, and going to stay that way for awhile. He has pretty bad damage to his right side, and his speech [...]

The first part of February has been a blur. My surgery went well, the recovery went well, it was a relatively painless process. And I am left much more aware of my mortality than before. I guess I am no longer 18 and immortal. Oh well.
Marshall is doing well, [...]

The MRI went great, he was happy as a clam under sedation. The results came back, and were good. Lots of scar tissue, but no apparent abcesses. Antibiotics are doing the trick!

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 [...]