Hi Susan,
Thank you so much for your reply. It helped a lot. My husband’s doc is in B’ham at a different hospital and has given us a referral locally. We live in a small town so there is not a hematologist here. It will involve a much shorter drive though. His doc suggested that it is time for him to change to a local doc, but my husband trusts his current one. He tried to get home health care with home antibiotic IV but the infection down his arm got so much better the infectious disease doctor kept him over the weekend. The primary site of infection, however, is still not resolved and may involve minor surgery to remove the knot.
We will probably have to go back up there end of this week or early next week. We are supposed to be watching for a certain sign to call. I am so sick from the week hospital stay that I can barely walk. I am homebound myself and in a lot of pain. Seems small though compared to his illness.
His 3 sons and my son live in other states and can only make quick trips briefly but did get us back home this time, which was a tremendous help.
Would it be okay if I e-mailed you? It would be nice to have someone in the same state to communicate with.
Thank you so much,
Beth
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