Mom continues to do prettty well. Although tonight for the first time she struck up a fever. Infectious Disease doctor came by and said he is not worried about it being staff. They have her on telavancin antibiotic and on a HIGH dose. Doctor did a urine sample and hopefully all it is, is a UTI. Never thought i'd be praying to God for it to be a UTI and not something worse. She was supposed to start Rehab tomorrow in Dallas (she decided to stay there for 6-8 weeks, I thought a wise choice) but now with the fever she will remain in the hospital until its diagnosed and under control. But she is walking on the walker everyday, learning to use her new knee. Each day she reports its easier and the "burn" has lessened. The crazy thing is, social work department and infectious disease PA have been trying to get mom over to this rehab and she keeps getting denied. This has been going on for a week. It got so frustrating and we couldn't understand why another road block in the recovery process....well....NOW we know why...b/c it was meant for her to stay in the hospital b/c if it IS a UTI, doctor thinks she's had it for a while. I don't know why I keep under estimating God and thinking my plan is better. ha! i'm such a dope.
I think the hardest thing for mom is everytime she feels funny or something, she panics; thinking its the MRSA popping up. I can understand that. In 2008 i suffered severely from Meningitis and for 2 years following, anytime i would get a headache i'd panic! I'd think it was the Meningitis on the move again. So it will take time for the worry and anxiety to go away. I am hoping she can maybe get some kind of counseling or therapeutic support when she gets home to help alleviate her panic.
Sonja was able to come back this past week and spend time with mom. She got to meet my dad too. My dad and her husband got along famously. Sonja met with the infectious disease doctor too. I'll let her fill you in on her status. If mom continues to be help up, they might meet again. Mom and I have made lifetime friends with Sonja and her family. I had the pleasure of meeting her mother and her sister as well. Such a wonderful family. Its so absolutely incredible and amazing how this all worked out. How in my first neurotic post I had no idea what to do. I remember writing that, crying most of the time i typed, having no clue how to help my mom. Spending hours online trying to find answers. How i just happened to land on bonesmart without even trying to. How i first vented on a forum that was months old, maybe years. But yet you guys found me, gave me that "push" i needed. I know i keep saying it but THANK YOU ALL!!
Pray for my mom that her fever is just a result of a minor UTI. As soon as i find out i'll be sure to update ya'all.
Night!