ehyay !!!! you know what is wrong...I am worried about the Echoli as that stuff is not good...and the cyst on liver is scary because we worry about cancer with many cysts....but I am glad you have some good news....well not good but positive news about what causes pain...maybe surgical correction of stomach might be option they are researching too....hugs bill

Tabby,
it is common to get ecoli after a bladder infection. i had one and it took six months to clear up. Plus ecloi will make you sick you get stomach pain and bowel pain. You will have to be put on a very stong antibodic, i would be surprised if they do not keep you in hospital on a out patient basis to get your antibiotics. You will also have to get tested every three months for the next two years because ecoli live in your lining of the bowel and travel through out the body. Please take what ever meds they give you. As for your stomach your are young lets hope your stomach will heal. Have you tried drinking aloe vera gel or aloe vera juice it heals ulcers and stomach issues from the inside of your body out. The other thing I imagine they told you is you will have to take digestive enzymes for awhile with your antibiotics for the ecloi. i will pray for you. Please do not worry about your lver too much if the cyst is on the outside of your liver it could be a fatty cyst, did they biopsy it. If it were on the inside I can tell you that the liver is the only organ in the body that will rebuild itself complete 1/3 of it's size in a year. I will pray for you if you have any questions please do not hestitate to ask and I will try to help you. isabee

Thank you Isabee they are going to put me on several medicines I hope my stomach will heal as for the cyst. they said they want to keep a close watch on it I am going to make sure that I take all of the medicine that they give me I am just glad that I finally know what's wrong I can going to try and get some rest today has been a hard day will update you all a little later on what their going to do next

Hey everyone I am about to go to bed I hope that they discharge me in the morning Im so tired of being in the hospital

hope for you too...that would be good...go to your own bed and not be awakened every four hours for BP and Vital signs...

Tabby,

I am glad they figured out what is wrong and are getting you turned around. Sending loads of love and hugs over your way and a healing prayer that you will get well soon!! ((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))))

yeah I was so looking forward to going home today but they are not discharging me They said they won't let me leave until all of the infections are gone They are also wanting to check my heart because last night when they listen to my heart they said it did not sound right Now I am worried about my heart and they also want to do a stress test on me I am so tired of being in the hospital I cant stand it no more.

Tabby,
it is too bad you are so young to have all these health problems, but do not worry a stress test does not hurt . All you do is walk on a tread mill at different rates of incline. Take care. Do you have your journal so you can do that. i sugeest to pass the time if you are allowed to walk arround the hospital. check it out, see how many floors there are and home many different areas. Is it big or a small county hospital. I do not know where you live so I am interested. Take care try to rest. do you get free tv in your room or do you have to pay for it. In canada it is 20 dollars per day for phone and tv, they really squeeze the sick people. it's insane that should be a free service to try and keep patients calm. Take care love and prayers isabee

Yes we have cable in the hospital room But I have so much on my mind right now I am hurting bad today I screamed I cant take the pain no more My left side and stomach are hurting feels like something stabbing me in my side I told the nurse they told me to try and stay calm and relax and breathe but im hurting really bad something is wrong.

I don't get to go home for a while the doctors said I have to stay until Im completely over the infections I have 5 infections a bladder infection I also have MRSA again they are very concerned because this is my 3 time having MRSA IO also have a kidney infection as well as The E coli Infection I just want to get better and go home.

Once you have MRSA you always have MRSA, it doesn't go away and there aren't any meds that can cure it....

So if you had it before, you've always had it, it's not new.

you mean that they cant get rid of the MRSA I did not know then why do they give me medine for it if it cant be cured so I will always have it

To add to this about MRSA. Yes, it can go away and yes it can come back. My son developed MRSA when he first had his trach at 20 minutes after his birth.

He then had a g-tube inserted at 2 hours of age. He is now 33 years old and has had over 200 surgeries for the treatment of his cystic hygroma/lymphangmengioma. He was treated with vancomycin and another drug in the early '80's. He did develop and allergic reaction but needs the vanco for other conditions so treat him with IV Benadryl first.

He has only had one other active case of MRSA. He also had become colonized and then treated. The CDC told us when we lived in GA that if it continues to become a problem for reinfection to examine the reason as it can become permanently cured. No one else in the family either became active or colonized and we did have another baby we also adopted with a trach.

He is not colonized at this moment in time as he just had his physical due to his volunteering at camps for the medically fragile down south.

Hope this helps with the confusion.
Joanne

There is a MRSA group here at DS with lots of people who have it. I bet they can tell you much more than we know about it.

They may even have some ideas about natural ways to keep it at bay.

The antibiotics are NOT absorbed well in the stomach. They need to be IV (well last I looked - which is why the MRSA group might know more) and that is why you have to stay in hospital.

Plus, there is danger of spreading it to others in the public creating a serious outbreak. So rest in your room and don't wander around the hospital just in case it is infectious. People with cystic fibrosis are very at risk from it. I know you don't want to infect anyone else who could die. Your too sweet for that.

Plus, rest is usually best when fighting infections.
When I had pneumonia in Kindergarten, we had no antibiotics. Rest was all we had. I got over it by just letting my immune system fight it out on its own.
that was back when doctors made house calls!

honey i am so, so very sorry you are going through this. i want you to know i am here for you, i care about you, and you are not alone- we are all with you and we will help you get through this. dont forget that this will not last forever. i know this is an incredibly scary time, that you are in horrible pain, and i know how awful it is to be in the hospital.

but thank goodness they have discoved what is wrong and they are treating it. now you are going to get better, the pain you are in will go away, and you will leave the hospital a million times better and get to be in your own home.

in the meantime, i am really concerned about how much pain you are in. you should not have to be suffering like this. i think it might be a good idea to talk to your doctor (and dont be afraid to stand up for yourself- sometimes we have to be our own advocates) and tell him/her that you are in horrible pain and you are not receiving adequate pain relief. tell the dr how badly it hurts- be really specific about exactly how it feels and how it is affecting you, and also say that on the scale of 0-10 you are at a 10.

tell the dr flat out that you need stronger pain medication and you need it more frequently. i really think they should give you a pain pump- that way you wont be in pain like this and you also wont have to ask for meds every time the pain gets bad; you will be controlling your pain yourself, and when it starts to hurt you can just push the button and it will automatically put the medication into you.

i wish there was more i could do from here to help... know that i am with you and i care about you very much. and keep reminding yourself that this will not last forever- even if you have to keep repeating to yourself "this is temporary. the pain will go away. this is temporary. the pain will go away.", do it- of course i cant say for sure if that will help you, but i have done that in the past and it has really helped me. keep writing to us, both to vent and get support and to update us on how you are, and let us know if there is anything we can do. my heart goes out to you, and i am sending you all my love and support and praying for you.