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telephonics · 03-13-2004, 11:33 AM

Bruce--A major threat to a patient in a hospital is the threat of staph infection. It is virtuallu impossible to kill this bug and as a result you hear the phrase that hospitals are a threat to ones health. The Docs recognize this fact and that explains why they try to get their patients discharged as quickly as possible. There is no way to discern how I got the bug. In any event I remained ina coma for 6 weeks and when I woke I lived on intravenous feedings and as a result I lost 54 pounds. Of course that's all back plus some more. Maybe I shopuld go on intravenous feeding again for a while. I realize how lucky I was since the morbidity associated with Sepsis is very high. Good luck to you-just be careful.

03-13-2004, 11:33 AM	#78
telephonics Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bethesda Maryland Posts: 6	Bruce--A major threat to a patient in a hospital is the threat of staph infection. It is virtuallu impossible to kill this bug and as a result you hear the phrase that hospitals are a threat to ones health. The Docs recognize this fact and that explains why they try to get their patients discharged as quickly as possible. There is no way to discern how I got the bug. In any event I remained ina coma for 6 weeks and when I woke I lived on intravenous feedings and as a result I lost 54 pounds. Of course that's all back plus some more. Maybe I shopuld go on intravenous feeding again for a while. I realize how lucky I was since the morbidity associated with Sepsis is very high. Good luck to you-just be careful. __________________ Telkephonics