A Stormy Day

[poliphilo]

Yesterday was very windy. A slate came off next door's roof and shattered in their back yard. Plastic bins were blowing around. A tree had been uprooted beside King's Road and others had lost sizeable branches. 

Eric has C difficile. We were required to put on pinnies and gloves before we were allowed into his room. He was- however- more responsive than he has been for a week or more. 

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, that is serious. My fil had a skirmish with C diff and it almost won. Best of luck to Eric.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The staff seemed to think they'd caught it early...

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

Oh dear! That's nasty - hope that thins will improve

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

From the little I've read, it sounds as though he might have picked it up while in hospital? Tsk.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That's a nasty infection to have. Best of luck!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

His doctor admits that it's caused by the antibiotics he's on for his pneumonia.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[petercampbell.livejournal.com]

Hospitals are much too keen to dispense antibiotics, which it what c difficile thrives on. At the first sign of an outbreak the response is to cut wide ranging antibiotics to a minimum. Why can't they do that all the time?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Could they have treated his pneumonia without using antibiotics? Are there alternatives?

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Poor chap. Was he listless before this was diagnosed or is it entirely co-incidental??