No MRSA is definitely good news. As is the rest. I'm sorry things have gotten so tough but I'm glad you can lean on your sister, and vv.
Giles: Helping out with the dishes makes me feel useful. Dawn: Wanna clean out the garage with us
Saturday? You could feel indispensable.
'Dirty Girls'
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brenda m - Jan 26, 2012 7:29:09 am PST #6273 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2012 7:31:34 am PST #6274 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
decent news about no MERSA (whatever that is)
That's *excellent* news. It's MRSA, which is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- it's one of the "super-bugs" that is rapidly becoming VERY common in hospitalized people. What makes it a "super-bug" is that this strain of Staph bacteria is resistant to most antibiotics; the reason that methicillin is singled out in its name is because methicillin used to be the last-resort big-gun antibiotic that would kill this strain of S. aureus. But, as the name indicates, now it's resistant to it.
There are other antibiotics that can work -- MRSA is not un-killable -- but the problem with MRSA is that, in people who are already sick, it can make things so much worse, since it's hard to kill.
Scary fact: most of us could be walking around having been exposed to MRSA and/or are carrying it, but because we're healthy, it's no big thing.
So, to sum up -- it's FANTASTIC that your dad doesn't have it!
Polter-Cow - Jan 26, 2012 7:32:20 am PST #6275 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a common bacterial infection in hospitals.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2012 7:33:02 am PST #6276 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
P-C, I love (and am not surprised) that we both italicized S. aureus. IJS.
t /pharmnerd
Nora Deirdre - Jan 26, 2012 7:33:56 am PST #6277 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yay! MERSA must have been her phone's autocorrect...
Surgeon was in, he's going to get my dad on the table on Monday to flush things out in there, I guess. Then they will discuss the GI problems.
smonster - Jan 26, 2012 7:52:59 am PST #6278 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh wait that guy in IT who lived in his van? Off the grid guy?
YES. He was so weird.
Walking a fine line between advice and unnecessary nervous-making, I believe MRSA is also very common on planes? So maybe shower between the airport and hospital.
sj - Jan 26, 2012 8:02:59 am PST #6279 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Nora}}} I'm so sorry. Tons of ~ma for your dad. I'm glad that you were able to figure out a way to visit him.
amyth - Jan 26, 2012 8:09:47 am PST #6280 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Good news about no MRSA!
sumi - Jan 26, 2012 8:10:25 am PST #6281 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Nora - glad you're going to get to travel home and excellent news of no MRSA.
Strix - Jan 26, 2012 8:15:51 am PST #6282 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Seconding sumi's statement. That's got to be a huge relief for you, Nora.