JUST GOT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

[JJW SpyderRider]

Bob, first thanks for your service.

Its amazing how simple things can snowball. Hang in there and get well soon. Will be praying for you. ray:ray:ray:

 

[otter28169]

Got out of the VA hospital this afternoon around 2:00 pm. May have to be re-admitted tomorrow sometime, hoping not to though. About 1.5 months ago I had a piece of shrapnel in my back become infected and work its way out. I got it out myself and tried to heal it by putting antibiotic cream and keeping it covered. That didn't work so I went in & was put on antibiotics for 10 days. Still wasn't healed so I got a different antibiotic for another 10 days. 2 weeks ago tomorrow I started feeling lousy with a low, 101.5 temp. and fever. This past Thurs. about 3:30 am. I was in the emergency room to get it checked out. I don't know what the Dr. was thinking at first, I guess he thought I was some kind of nut. They drew some blood & sent it to the lab did a test or 2 then all H3ll broke loose. Started looking at my heart using 3 different tools. Apparently the infection was throughout my body and causing all sorts of problems. Put me in care of the CARDIAC Dept. I'm now taking my 4th antibiotic at a high dose, waiting to get more blood cultures back (hopefully tomorrow sometime), & waiting to see if the infection is going to BE eliminated. All this from a little piece of mortar shrapnel from 1966. Who would have thought it would be such a pain in my :cus: a** now :banghead:.

My father was a nurse on the cardiac floor at the VA in Syracuse for better than 10 years. If the care on that floor is even half as good as it was when he was there, you will be as good as new in no time. We will pray for you.

 

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Praying for a quick and complete recovery.

john

 

[Daisyjoe]

Prayers for you Bob and thanks for your service.

 

[CyncySpyder]

Teddy & I are keeping you in our prayers for a good outcome to this

 

[GloryRyders]

You will be in our prayers ray:ray:............keep us posted!