DJ - In Medical Trouble

[Lulu54]

DJ is in a serious medical crisis and currently in ICU.   She has been there since Tuesday and I have been waiting to know more before telling you this news.

You probably remember that she recently had her morphine pump exchanged for a different unit.  Unknown to the surgeon, she has an extensive abdominal and bladder infection.  The doctors think when the surgery was performed that the leads that deliver the morphine to her spine were contaminated with this infection and introduced into her central nervous system.  DJ now has a raging infection, which also appears to have attacked her brain.  

They are doing a lumbar puncture today to determine positively if there is an infection in her CSF and the appropriate course of treatment.  They have also mentioned sepsis.  Her daughter tells me they are keeping her comfortable and relatively pain free.

One incredibly sad part of this story is she was due to move home to Pennsylvania next week.  Her apartment is waiting for her. The moving truck was lined up for her household goods.  Most of her things are already in boxes.  And she was given financial assistance from the NMSS chapter for her air transportation. She and her daughter had even shopped on Monday for winter weight clothes to wear since her wardrobe is all things for southern California.   DJ considered each of these a miracle of sorts and was so excited to go home.  She has planned this move simply on faith that it would all happen.  On Tuesday all of this changed.

If you believe in miracles, this might be the time to wish for another one for DJ because she seems to have used quite a few lately and this could be the biggest one of all that she needs.

as always,
Lulu

[twopack]

DJ has been having a hard time of it during most of my time here on the forum.  I can see from the responses and the few posts I remember her making that she is a genuine and well loved member of this community.  My best thoughts are with and for her, her daughter, and her family (including her cyberfamily here).

[Guitar_grrrl]

DJ,I'm playing my guitar for you right now! Thinking good thoughts for you...

[Ufrustrated2]

Prayers to ya DJ...

Lulu, If i can be of any assistance let me know...

[mistylee]

Thinking of you DJ and sending up prayers for you.

Mistylee

[Lulu54]

All,
the cat scans are done and show no signs of tumors but the ms has definitely progressed. the ekg and eeg are finished.  The LP went ok, too.  now it's wait, and wait some more for the lab results to come back.  DJ is resting without pain, and that in itself is good news.

-L

[Quixotic1]

Thanks, Lu, you had told me about DJ and I pray for her relief of pain and the ability to treat this infection.  This is very grave news, as it seems like the infection may have hold of many parts of her body.

Quix