Brayden's Journey

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Infection specialists

The infection specialist just came in and he said that Brayden will always carry this bacteria. 5 out of 100 people have it and may never know you have MSRA.  But it's when you have an open wound, or just had surgery your body either adjust or shuts down and Brayden's body this time couldn't handle it and he got the infection. 

He wants to call the lab today and have them research more into this and he wants to figure out why his body is responding to the antibiotic clindamycin which it shouldn't be.  He said it could be because he had strep, but he's not for sure. 

I asked if this is contagious and he said that is very complicated to answerer.  He said yes, it can be, he doesn't want Brayden out and about in the hospital with children that just had surgery because they have a open wound and they could get it.  But from the average healthy person, no they will not get this from Brayden. 

Thought I better update the blog, while I had all of this medical information in my head, ha! So much to learn and process from all of this. 

The doctor will come by tomorrow after talking to the lab some more and he then will talk to Dr. Bauer and go from there.  They will keep Brayden on an antibiotic for the rest of the time his expanders are in and they won't release him until all the redness on his expander is gone. 

Brayden just had his 1st sponge bath since he has been here and he now he is busy watching Finding Nemo and talking away

 


Say Cheese!!
 

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