I finally have some positive news to report!! Our blood cultures are back in and so far they are negative!! Meaning as of right now I do NOT have an infection in my mediport, or in my bloodstream!!! Man oh man was I sweating bullets!! I was so concerned and worried we would be on our way to OHSU today. The final report will be done in two days. It takes a total of three days for any type of bacteria or staph to grow in the lab. But so far we are in the clear! They think what might have happened is the first culture got contaminated. Either the vial was cleaned off properly or I had staph on my skin some how. Who really truly knows it could be a number of things. But just so relieved!!!
Another sputum culture was ordered today. Now that’s probably the easiest test I can do! Ha ha. Just cough up a big pile of green junk from my lungs, spit it in a specimen cup and send it off to the lab! Dr. Chakraborty wants to make sure we aren’t growing any new bacteria in my lungs. Doubtful, but always better to be safe than sorry. If nothing new shows up then we will be on “auto pilot” for the remainder of my stay. My CF team said I will remain in the hospital for the full 14 days. I’ve been asked several times today “how can you not be mad, you were just here two weeks ago.” I look at it two ways. One is I can get angry and frustrated beat myself up over it. If I do that then I feel like CF is getting the better of me, which will NOT happen. Or I can stare it in the face, bare down fight it, and be home just in time to enjoy the holidays with my loving family! Now that is something I am looking extremely forwarded too! To me this is my “normal” life for the time being. Anyone who knows me, knows I am a fighter all the way! 🙂
As day four comes to a close, my chest feels slightly better today. My cough is decreasing just ever so slightly. Still pretty wore out though. Not going to lie I slept most of the afternoon away. Only woke up for therapy treatments and then out like a light again! Guess my body is playing catch up on rest. That’s okay I guess I have to be here might as well take advantage of it! Ha ha.
Hope everyone has a good Friday night. So excited to hear all the wonderful comments about our videos, and also seeing the pictures of our posters up around town. Love it!!! If you know a location that needs a poster, let’s get one up! Just let me know!
Until next time…..
~Jen~
Good news! Glad to hear it 🙂 I thought one week sounded a little short. Happy you’re starting to feel a little better. When I went in for a tune-up once, I had an RT ask me how I always manage to keep an up beat attitude when ever I’m admitted.
He said most of the patients he sees, always seem grumpy. I told him I just take it one day at a time. You can’t be mad or upset, that won’t do anyone any good. Like you said, if you get angry it’s like CF is getting the better of you.
Keep up the fight! You’ll be out before you know it.