I typed a whole page yesterday and was about to save it and the Internet went down so the heck with it, will do it tomorrow. Its tomorrow, so here goes.

Steve has 2 types of staph, at least one kind is unfamiliar. They have him on his 3rd antibiotic. He had an allergic reaction to the second one. They are looking for one that show sensitivity which means it is working.

He had an MRI on his wrist and shoulder due to joint pain. Wrist show arthritis and the shoulder had some fluid which they drew a small sample of and are growing a culture to see if the staph is in the shoulder. That test is not back yet.

He has had an echo-cardiogram and an esophageal scope to look at his heart. If staph is growing on the heart or in the valves you can see it growing like vegetation. Both of those came back good.

More blood cultures should be back today to see if the staph is still growing. He does feel a lot better but doesn't know why he has to stay in the hospital. He now has Dr. Brown who we have always had she is the nephrologist, Dr. Hawkinson infectious disease doctor, Dr. McGraw (Tim's brother) Cardiologist, and Dr. Smith bone doctor.

Will post more when test come back.

Christy