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« on: December 18, 2008, 10:10:03 AM »
Hello they just told us that my dad has a blood infection...What could this be caused from could it be from the cut that the nurse caused????  Help with any information
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My DAD:
Cirrohsis at 32 from Hepatitis C,,,,50 Liver Failure from Hep C, 52 Liver Transplant, 2000 Lymphoma from Anti Rejection Meds treated and has been fine. 
Present:  Kidney failure from Meds for the liver transplant
Hepatitis C is very very active which is damaging the liver they are worried that he may need a liver transplant to, but until he is strong enough to get the liver biopsy.  And now he is hit with blood infection that he caught in the hospital ( i feel from nurses being not gentle enough with him)....
Started Dialysis Nov 08...Just waiting to see what the miserable Hep C disease is doing to our liver before we can even think about a kidney transplant!!!! :(

Roxanne  :(
My prayers and thoughts are with everyone!!!
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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2008, 10:31:32 AM »
So sorry to hear about your Dad, my thoughts and prayers are with him.  Does he have a chest catheter right now?  That could have caused the infection.  My husband had about 6 infections from his catheter until his fistula started working.  His last catheter did cause a blood infection, he was in the hospital for a week.  It totally sucked!
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2008, 01:05:15 PM »
No Fistula,,,they are very scared for his life.....We are alll up here...im trying to find the infections proper name ...but it sounds like Grandpa Cockseye  pray pray pray
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My DAD:
Cirrohsis at 32 from Hepatitis C,,,,50 Liver Failure from Hep C, 52 Liver Transplant, 2000 Lymphoma from Anti Rejection Meds treated and has been fine. 
Present:  Kidney failure from Meds for the liver transplant
Hepatitis C is very very active which is damaging the liver they are worried that he may need a liver transplant to, but until he is strong enough to get the liver biopsy.  And now he is hit with blood infection that he caught in the hospital ( i feel from nurses being not gentle enough with him)....
Started Dialysis Nov 08...Just waiting to see what the miserable Hep C disease is doing to our liver before we can even think about a kidney transplant!!!! :(

Roxanne  :(
My prayers and thoughts are with everyone!!!
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2008, 01:07:49 PM »
:-(

positive thoughts coming your way..........
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2008, 01:15:38 PM »
Roxanne,

So, so sorry to read this.  I am praying for
you, your Dad and all the family

Please write when you know any more

Anne
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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2008, 01:34:12 PM »
Praying with you
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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2008, 01:57:58 PM »
All my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Roxanne.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2008, 02:03:54 PM »
It is probably "Gram positive Cocci", from your description of "sounds like Granda Cocksye".  It is definately from a catheter, but can be also from a fistula, or many other sources.  Very common, and very treatable.  However, those catheter infections are definatly BAD news, but treatable.  Try not to worry, hopefully they can get him the right antibiotic, that's the trick. 
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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2008, 07:58:31 PM »
Roxanne,
I believe my Nanay had this "blood infection" if it is the same as being sepsis. She was treated a lot of antibiotics, but first they have to culture the blood to know what kind of antibiotic works. This can be treated but time is of the essence.
Lots of prayers for your Dad, please let me know his name.

love,
cris
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2008, 09:03:27 PM »
Quote from: nursewratchet on December 18, 2008, 02:03:54 PM
It is probably "Gram positive Cocci", from your description of "sounds like Granda Cocksye".  It is definately from a catheter, but can be also from a fistula, or many other sources.  Very common, and very treatable.  However, those catheter infections are definatly BAD news, but treatable.  Try not to worry, hopefully they can get him the right antibiotic, that's the trick. 
I'm limited in my choice of antibiotics, because I'm allergic to the entire penicillin and cephalosporin classes.  (The last time I had surgery, the hospital had to scramble to find some IV antibiotic I could tolerate before starting the procedure.)

That's another good reason for me to get going on a fistula so I can get rid of this hemodialysis catheter--and its attendant risk of infection.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2008, 09:05:14 PM »
Roxanne610,
your dad will be in my thoughts until he recovers.  Take care and try not to worry.
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