Update & Request for Prayer: August 28, 2009

I did not have a good night. The cough, ear pain, diarrhea, nausea, and temperature continued through the night. I awoke about 3 AM to a strange sensation on my skin - as soon as I saw it, I knew I had a fungal infection on my skin.

My trusted family physician left the hospital to meet me at her office first thing this morning. I have a bad sinus infection, ear infection, eye infection, and fungal skin infection. My doctor ordered labs including blood cultures, CMV Antigen and collected a sputum sample for culturing. She prescribed three more antibiotics to add to the Cipro I am taking - Biaxin oral, Tobramycin to inject into the sinus cavities and a Bactroban nasal spray. My doctor also prescribed a topical antifungal to add to the oral antifungal I am taking (Posaconazole). My lungs were wheezy but she did not detect any pneumonia sounds, so I will add an inhaler to open my airways.

I am anxious to learn my lab results. The only bright side of these infections is that infection will often cause declines in my platelets and hemoglobin. This would be a far better explanation for my poor lab results this week (versus worsening of the leukemia).

Please pray.