Family Emergency
My husband has developed a very swollen and hot elbow from unknown cause.
Wednesday night he was running a high fever so I insisted he go to the ER.
The doctors took blood and did X-rays. The bloodwork looks fine but they are concerned about the fever because it could mean an infection in the elbow joint, so they have told us to get in touch with an orthopedic doctor for him to take a look at it.
He has had a shot of a powerful anti-biotic and they gave him a pill for the pain which will get him through the night. Tomorrow I will pick up his prescription for his anti-biotic and pain medication.
This is a big concern to me and our children because about a month ago our son had had a fever for some time and awakened to find both legs swollen to twice their normal size.
He also went to the ER and was admitted for a staph and strep infection in both legs. If it hadn’t been caught and treated then he could have died.
We want to make sure this infection is only in the soft tissue and not in the bone or joint.
Depending on when I can get an appointment with the orthopedic doctor I may or may not be doing much blogging today. Tonto will be here and will do an excellent job.
He professes to be a liberal but he and I agree on a lot of issues that are conservative, just as I agree on some social issues that are considered liberal or moderate.
I ask you to send up a few prayers for my husband. Thank you and I’ll keep you posted.
Written by ~J~
