The illness continues.

OK. So Sam has been home from the hospital for over two weeks. Things were going OK for about a week. But our or his problem is that he is STILL itching. WHY? This should be gone. Of course, I have done a lot of research on MRSA, and it's probable that the staph is still in his system. The poor guy broke out in what looked like acne all over his back last week. Only it was acne that itches...I don't think so. His face itches him so bad that he has scratches all over his cheeks due to the uncontrollable itching at night when he is trying to sleep. And notice I said trying...the man hasn't slept well in over a month. I mean this is getting "old"...I can't imagine how "old" for him. The rash on his back is now going all the way down his legs to his knees...don't think that is acne!!

He was supposed to have a recheck with a Dr. a week after getting out of the hospital, and his mother and I urged him to do so. But what do we know. It took my mom watching a show about MRSA that scared the pooh out of her and she demanded in a nice way that he go back to the Dr. I believe by this time he is realizing things aren't right, so he agreed. He went Wednesday and of course pretty much got the run around AGAIN. All we really found out is his white blood count was high when he was in the hospital, so if he is still itching by today (which he is) then he needs to come back to have his blood taken again. He may have a skin disorder...what is staph???? A SKIN DISORDER!! We have heard the words "come back" too many times. That's the problem with seeing so many different Dr.'s they all have a different opinion and all say if it isn't better come back...to save there ass. The Dr. wrote Sam for some more of the antibiotic Zyvox that cost over $1700, but thank God we only have to pay $5, and a prescription to help him sleep and stop the itching. Sam goes to get his scripts filled, and the pharmacist tells him that he can't take the itching pill with the zyvox because of a BAD reaction.
OHHHH come on!! When is this going to be over...??? He went last night to get a new medicine, and the Dr. hadn't even called the pharmacy back to verbalize a new script. Sam still isn't sleeping.

I am still concerned, and believe he needs to go back to the Dr. for continued blood tests. Not only to see what is wrong, but also the Zyvox can cause problems and it is requested you take a complete blood count after using this med. I will keep you posted.
I ask that you please continue to pray for my family during this time!!