As the saying goes today was that one step back. Kathy started the day out with optimism. Her brain tube was removed and stitched over, the team raved about her progress and she was being moved out of ICU. But the whammy hit! Kathy took a late morning nap waking up to a fever, fast breathing, fast heart rate and disoriented. Her disoriention was so bad she would barely respond to the nurses instructions. What had gone so wrong in a few hours?
Her fever was suspected to have caused the disoriention but where was the fever coming from? The doctors took a CT scan and found nothing, they took blood and urine samples looking for bacteria. The blood came back positive. Did Kathy have a blood infection? How could this be possible with so many antibiotics going through her? Did she get infected when they took out her tube or did something in ICU give her the infection? Did she have Sepia (blood infection) or was it something else?
Not getting a detailed response from her doctors tonight, we cannot be sure. All I know is, Kathy regressed in a big way today until she rallied tonight to come back within 50% of her morning progress. I just hope her progress continues overnight and we get a good explanation tomorrow. Kathy's fever is down and her medications have been changed. I constantly read and hear the best way to stop any infection is getting quick treatment and Kathy did so. Keep your fingers crossed.
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