I had to rush Darren to the hospital last Tuesday night. He woke up that morning with flu like symptoms and stayed in bed all day with a high fever. It was horrible. By the time we were getting ready for bed we took a look at his foot just to see how it was healing and we noticed there was puss coming out the bottom as well as this red line that traveled up the top of his foot all the way to the ankle. We didn't want to risk anything so we left right away and it is a good thing that we did because the doctor took one look at his foot and admitted him immediately.
They transfered him from West Hills hospital to Northdrige hospital in an ambulance. It broke my heart seeing him on the gurney being taken away. Watching your loved one in pain and in an ambulance....ahhh not something you really want to go through and not something I care to repeat again! By the time they got him in his room he had already had a full bad of iv antibiotics and about 10 bottles of blood drawn from him. And that's how it was the rest of the night for him. Being poked and prodded and miserable. I got home about 4:30 in the morning, enough time to grab a few hours of sleep and head back to the hospital.
With the antibiotics in him he started feeling better but still had a fever and his foot was still very oozy. They said he would be staying there for a couple of days until they got the infection under control. The worst part was they did not know if the infection was in the bone or in just the skin and we had to wait over a day for the results from the MRI. Thankfully, it was not in the bone and he did not need surgery (our biggest fear) But the infection was a really bad one. The ended up sending him home on Thursday afternoon, sooner than we thought, and told him to just stay off of his foot and rest, which is what he has been doing.
Darren is feeling so much better and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and concerns. We felt so loved during this time, it was wonderful! We still have a lot of doctors appointments to go to since this incident but thankfully im only working 2 days a week for the next two weeks until school starts back up again. So I have plenty of time to take him.
Speaking of school, I registered for my classes yesterday and will officially start school this September. I am so excited. I spoke with a councilor to make sure the classes I am taking coincide with the degree I am going for and they do, which is great. Darren will be joining me as well. Not at the same school but at an occupational school across the street. As soon as I was done with the councilor we headed over to his school to register him in an air-conditioning class. He is really excited to start and learn some new things as well as just getting out of the house and hopefully making some new friends. With Darren not being able to drive here, going to school gives him that extra bit of independence that he is really needing and I am so happy for him.
Life has been busy and a bit stressful, especially with Darren being so sick. But things are still good. We have so much to be thankful for and everyday I get to wake up to the most amazing man laying next to me. How could I not be happy! Things are moving forward and we are both starting new adventures. Its been great and I know things can only get better!
Until Then,
Cheers,
Kristin
We're so happy to hear that Darren is feeling much better and we can't wait till he gets better enough to see him again! I'm glad to hear that you've both are starting on new ventures... and can I just say how very proud I am of both of you! Can't wait to read about the posts regarding classes!
Posted by: Analiza | August 21, 2008 at 03:45 PM