Monthly Archives: April 2011

Back to the hospital…

We had to take Chris back to the ER at Methodist Hospital last night.  He’s been having problems with his digestive tract the past couple of weeks, which culminated in vomiting and the nurse at RIOSA having to “decompress” (remove … Continue reading

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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter

So Chris was diagnosed with a mild urinary tract infection last week (after the seizures), but the results came back from Methodist this evening, and it’s a combination of Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii. A. baumannii (and E. coli) are … Continue reading

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Seizures

The neurologist at RIOSA was slowly ramping up the dosage of a Ritalin-like psychostimulant, in an effort to prod Chris into a more alert state.  Seizures are an occasional side effect. Chris started having seizures this morning after his first … Continue reading

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