Yesterday I mentioned Jody had an appointment at the clinic. I was unable to post more information due to the following...
While at the clinic we discovered Jody's HCT had dropped below 25 and she needed to go to the hospital to get an infusion. The doctor was also concerned about the fever she had last night, so to stay on the safe-side Doctor Bunvand wanted Jody to get a CT scan of her lungs. He also ordered a blood culture to test for any infection that may be in her blood.
The CT scan showed she had a dark area on the lower lobe of her left lung. This indicates she could have pneumonia. They will have to do several tests to determine for sure.
To do these tests Jody was admitted immediately into the the hospital to be safe. The doctors want to test to find out what kind of pneumonia she has and begin some IV antibiotics. This morning they are performing a broncoscopy to retrieve a sample of the infection.
I am on the way to the hospital, so I will post more from there.
The scope of her lung tissue confirmed it is pneumonia. They will take the sample to a Lab to see whether the infection is viral or bacterial. The results should be back Thursday.
The results came back on her blood sample they took on Tuesday. The tests indicated Jody has a bacterial infection in her blood. They are tuning her antibiotics to attack the specific bacteria. At the same time they are treating her lung pneumonia for the same bacteria while they await the lab results. They are certain it will come back with the same bacteria.
Jody is a lot more alert today and more upbeat. The doctors are hoping to knock the infection down quickly and let her go home. The estimate is anywhere from 2-4 days to 2-weeks, the latter has her more upset. Jody is (as always) ahead of the game; she has sent all her cards, wrapped all her presents and decorated the house. Everyone who knows her, knows this is probably part of the cause. By Friday we should know a lot more on how long our stay will be this time.
It is OK to call... she is in room 3211 at PSL, the same room we were in the end of October. Her room phone number is 303-839-6211.
I will post more tomorrow...
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