,,,, a shot of Blackie from his homepage.
I'm scooting off to Sydney and won't be on line from the end of today thru Wednesday (Tuesday, US time), so this is more or less a post and run thing, I'm sorry to say.
Posted on 06/03/2004 4:15:05 PM PDT by shaggy eel
Hello,
Thought you'd want to know about Blackie since he hasn't been on line lately.
He had a bronchial infection & went the usual 7 days w/the anti-biotic. Early Saturday AM he had severe back pain, chills & was sweating profusely. He could barely walk but got into bed after taking a pain pill.
He was no better by 6AM so got him to emergency where he was given morphine & was running a fever. They took ex-rays but could find nothing wrong just the usual
bulging disks & arthritis damage he had over the years. Because of the lower back pain they thought it might be prostate but ruled that out too. He was admitted to the hospital & yesterday given an MRI. Turns out he has a bacterial infection in the spinal fluid.
A doctor came to see him about the options he had - like, a spinal biopsy to find out the type of germ it is, or, open his back up & drain the fluid (or whatever they do) fix the damaged discs. It was up to him. He chose the first one. As it turned out they found the type of germ it is & didn't have to do a biopsy & started treating him w/penicillin.
I talked to him this AM & he didn't know what time it was & didn't know if he'd had eaten yet or not he's so full of pain medicine. Early today the doc was in said this has to be monitored & may have to stay in the hosp. several weeks. I'll talk to his doc shortly & find out for sure what's going on.
This infection was probably caused by the infection he had in this lungs.
shaggy, please give Blackie my best. Blackie is one of my long time buddies on Free Republic for years. We go back to the Klamath Basin battles re the sucker fish.
I hope that the antibiotics work. If the pencillin doesn't work, have them try Rocephin/Ceftriaxone. It is the drug of choice for most bacterial mengitis cases (adult, teen and pediatric).
Get well Blackie!
My prayers for Blackie's swift recovery! Get well soon, Blackie!
Thanks for letting us know and tell him that we are all thinking about him and praying for his recovery.
fyi
Please spread the word about Blackie.
Tell him we are praying for him.
Ditto! Prayers and get well soon wishes!
,,,, a shot of Blackie from his homepage.
I'm scooting off to Sydney and won't be on line from the end of today thru Wednesday (Tuesday, US time), so this is more or less a post and run thing, I'm sorry to say.
Get well blackie!!!!!
Bump!!
Thanks for the ping, Shagster.
Get Better Brother!!!! Miss your Dub/Chen 2004 posts!
Prayers for you & yours...
Sending prayers Blackie's way for a quick recovery
Well, he's definitely going to be in our prayers.
Let him know we are thinking of him!
Prayers for a speedy recovery!!!!
Indeed, someone needs to explain to his doctors that lack of access to FR causes severe withdrawal in freepers, and could greatly slow recovery :-)
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A Prayer of Healing for Freeper Blackie:
"Almighty GOD,
if it be Your will...
please Heal him with your LOVE.
If it not be Your will...
then please Heal his Fear"
AMEN
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PING!
trussell ~~~ can you ping the Prayer Warriors? ... responses to be addressed to blackie.
Blackie will be in my prayers also.
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