Home For A Week

It has been a week, since I was released from UTMC Hospital with the understanding that I continue to have IV Antibiotics infused into my body 3 times a day in order to make sure that the STAPH infection has been completely destroyed.  These antibiotics are to continue until August 11, 2020 or for another 18 days.

Ever since I have been home, Home Health has asked my wife in addition to administering the antibiotic infusions to take my weight and temperature daily.  So far, I have lost a lb. each day which has gotten me a little worried even though I needed to loose the weight.  Prior to going into the hospital, I had lost 12-15 lbs. by counting my calories and making sure that I ate under 2,000 calories/day.  Now the pounds continue to drop away yet I feel like I am eating the same amount of food that I was eating before I went into the hospital.     

In addition to losing weight, I have continued to feel like I am or have been sick with a "BLAH" feeling accompanied with nausea and fatigue.  Today, I got a phone call from a relative who told me that I sounded pretty good, even though I told him I did not feel all that good.  The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I did, in fact, feel pretty good.

Maybe it is not taking me 3 days for every day in the hospital to start feeling better.  I guess I'll just have to wait until tomorrow to see how I feel.