we got mrsa...again

it's been a difficult 48 hours!!  remember in june i had to visit the er for a severe finger infection and it turned out to be MRSA?  Well, now Molly has it:(  Last Thursday we went to the ER for an infection that appeared to be a boil.  Over the weekend it got better and then much worse.  On Monday (yes, the first day of school!) she woke up with a 102* fever and felt really bad.  I felt like the worst mother in the world for taking her to daycare (my mom), but I felt like I just had to get through the first day of school.  When I went to pick her up after school the boil/infection had started to drain and it was really bad.  Lots and lots of goop came out of my poor girl, but I knew it still needed to be seen because there were hard areas all around the original spot.  We went to the ER and after waiting for 2 hours we finally got seen.  They had determined from Thursday's culture that she did have MRSA and was obviously not responding to the oral antibiotics.  They had to sedate her briefly in the ER in order to open it, drain it more fully, and then pack it.  Then, they started giving her antibiotics through an IV so she would have the best chance at killing the virus.  We were admitted for the night and part of today before we were sent home. 

My poor girl is such a trooper!  She has been through so much, but honestly this whole ordeal has been much more painful than her hand/foot surgery.  We were up most of the night and so she came home and literally passed out in her bed...so happy to be home!! 

While we learned more and more about MRSA I told the doctors that I had already been diagnosed in June.  Who knows where I got it, if I gave it to her, if she gave it back to me?????  But regardless, I came home and made a quick appointment to go to my doctor that performed my laproscopy surgery in July.  One of the incisions has not healed properly and has been infected.  While I was in the hospital with Molly I started thinking, I bet this is MRSA.  Well, they cultured it and definitely think it is.  So I am also now on a very strong antibiotic to try and knock mine out as well.

Additionally they gave me strict orders in how to come home and clean/disinfect everything from countertops/toys/sheets/pillows/towels/etc.  So that is my mission while we are home this week.  Should be fun!  Because Molly's wound is an open/draining wound she cannot go to daycare until at least Monday.  That gives us 3 days at home to try and heal.  I really hope she heals quickly and never has something like this again.  Although I realize how blessed we both are that we caught each of our infections early and before they set into deep tissue and/or organs.  I simply cannot imagine what families go through who have children with chronic illness. 

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers for Ms. Molly.  She's so strong, all of the nurses and doctors loved her!

how to kill a few hours in the er....start with the phone

and then bubbles

meltdowns are inevitable...and i'm not even counting mine! ha!

kissing her boo boo, the iv is under that covering

 poor thing...

trying to distract with the doll

 loving the baby...even under sedation!

our welcome sign!

this morning...ready to go!

still a few meltdowns...it was a hard day!

my view for the last 24 hours!

just to prove i was there!  in case she ever wondered???

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we got mrsa...again