Well, I was supposed to be leaving today to make my journey to the sun, but have been delayed.
Had to take Jennifer in to her regular doctor because she was up all night with GI problems. It's pretty clear that the problems are a result of very strong antibiotics she has had to take because her shoulder incision got infected. We have LOTS of complaints about the orthopedic surgeon's office; but the short story is that they did not call her back until late on Thursday, and then told her on the phone to go to ER, where she spent 5 hours. Part of that was an IV infusion of vancomycin, a potent antibiotic. After 5 days of oral antibiotics, she was at a breaking point this morning. She does need to stay on those medicines, and we're hoping that the other meds her doctor prescribed today will get rid of the GI distresses.
This infection has gotten Jennifer down a bit -- she was hoping to be well back in swing by now. So, she's been frustrated.
Otherwise, all seems to be well, and Jen is insisting that I head south tomorrow. We'll see how things are in the morning. At least I don't HAVE to be anywhere until I give a talk at the University of South Florida on Feb. 10.
Sorry to pop in with bad news, but I know I'll get it from some of you if I don't add this to the updates. Good time to think abut sending Jen an email and/or calling to cheer her on . . .
Love,
Joan
Sympathy, Feeling badly on a rainy,gray day is always the worse.
ReplyDeleteJust remember all the things we are grateful for: friends, farm, animals, the junco and finch birds, friendly cats and so on.
Take a warm fuzzy cat ( and a dog or two) and curl up in a warm bed with something on your reading list