tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post160537940799722137..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Beware BacteriaRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-10334420584695042802011-09-22T08:36:56.905+01:002011-09-22T08:36:56.905+01:00Dear Rosemary - as he deteriorated it was like sli...Dear Rosemary - as he deteriorated it was like slipping into a black hole. Thank goodness for Frenchay Hospital.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-54082546902058778482011-09-21T23:19:10.033+01:002011-09-21T23:19:10.033+01:00This was frightening reading, a terrible experienc...This was frightening reading, a terrible experience for you both. I am so pleased that there was a happy outcome. We expect so much medical expertise these days and sometimes it simply isn't available.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40708936730933869902011-09-21T22:58:20.836+01:002011-09-21T22:58:20.836+01:00Dear Bertie - it is surprising how you do actually...Dear Bertie - it is surprising how you do actually cope when things go wrong. Support from our sons and their families was very important.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-11538037055025848922011-09-21T22:14:05.058+01:002011-09-21T22:14:05.058+01:00Rosemary how brave you both must have been to get ...Rosemary how brave you both must have been to get through it! You must have felt so completely helpless to have something taking hold that had the medical men baffled. That was a gripping read and I’m just glad it had a happy ending!<br />BertieBertie Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69222066707106070272011-09-20T15:13:52.708+01:002011-09-20T15:13:52.708+01:00Dear Olive - your comment has made me feel even mo...Dear Olive - your comment has made me feel even more grateful. I will relay your message on to my husband.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-53960801331986880282011-09-20T15:05:25.373+01:002011-09-20T15:05:25.373+01:00Rosemary, I am a RN (retired now) and I worked in ...Rosemary, I am a RN (retired now) and I worked in a large teaching hospital for twenty five years. I have seen patients go into septic shock and die from this type of bloodstream infection despite treatment with antibiotics so he is quite fortunate to have made such a recovery. Thank God for that Surgeon. oliveOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12847699893491020862011-09-19T18:15:10.977+01:002011-09-19T18:15:10.977+01:00Hello Mark - It was a very frightening event not k...Hello Mark - It was a very frightening event not knowing or realising what was going on for so many weeks. I expect something like that was not detected years ago, and the patient would carry on deteriorating until they lost their fight.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79642003891098265532011-09-19T15:53:18.156+01:002011-09-19T15:53:18.156+01:00What an amazing story! I'm so glad to hear tha...What an amazing story! I'm so glad to hear that H has rebounded, thanks not only to modern scanners, but also to the diligence and skill of a true doctor. Continued good luck to your faily! ... MarkMark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9624200723729349592011-09-18T22:38:14.493+01:002011-09-18T22:38:14.493+01:00Dear Alix - I think that it is a good thing for mo...Dear Alix - I think that it is a good thing for more people to be aware of what bacterium can do to our bodies. Before this happened we had no idea of its deadly deeds.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59518264260318423772011-09-18T19:51:52.577+01:002011-09-18T19:51:52.577+01:00What a terrible time you must all have had, but th...What a terrible time you must all have had, but thank heavens for modern medical intervention and a doctor brave enough to take on such a difficult procedure. I did not know that E Coli could do this. I am so pleased H had a good outcome!<br />xUsed-to-Beeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865449943356287351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77453175105454509092011-09-18T17:36:08.487+01:002011-09-18T17:36:08.487+01:00Dear Yvette- It was a frightening experience. We ...Dear Yvette- It was a frightening experience. We have both sailed through life with very little in the way of illness. It is a good job that we do not know what is lurking around the corner.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41898624722090578352011-09-18T17:27:29.981+01:002011-09-18T17:27:29.981+01:00Kate - we had no idea how deadly bacteria could be...Kate - we had no idea how deadly bacteria could be. Thank goodness my husband had enough guts to stand up to the medics and demand help.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-996182820859359572011-09-18T17:24:06.990+01:002011-09-18T17:24:06.990+01:00A frightening story, Rosemary. Dreadful experience...A frightening story, Rosemary. Dreadful experience. I can't even begin to imagine what he must have gone through. But happy to learn that H is fine now. Thank goodness.Yvettehttp://yvettecandraw.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62268957771654138982011-09-18T16:39:46.570+01:002011-09-18T16:39:46.570+01:00Rosemary, this is really shocking to read. I am so...Rosemary, this is really shocking to read. I am so thankful - even learning about this in retrospect - that H recovered and is healthy today. I had no idea E Coli could be so virulent.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506801310447489974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1661652149255408152011-09-18T11:56:35.664+01:002011-09-18T11:56:35.664+01:00Dear Jane and Lance - the alarming thing for us wa...Dear Jane and Lance - the alarming thing for us was the length of time before any judgement was made. If the diagnosis had been made at the beginning, it would have been a course of antibiotics and no damage.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-74534346652756179492011-09-18T11:34:41.282+01:002011-09-18T11:34:41.282+01:00Hello Rosemary:
What a very frightening and alarmi...Hello Rosemary:<br />What a very frightening and alarming experience. We are so pleased to know that after all of this, H has made a full recovery.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com