Update on Steven

Steven has not had a good week, it has been quite worrying, he has not eaten and slept a lot of the time.

During the week, Steven went to Theatre and had a PICC Line inserted

Peripherally inserted central catheter is a form of IV access. The catheter is inserted in a vein usually located in the arm with the catheter tip terminating in a large vein close to the heart. While in the hospital, nurses will care for the PICC line. They will assess the insertion site, inspect the dressing, check for leakage, perform flushing maintenance and act according to the outcomes. The PICC can be a long term IV access device and patients may be discharged home with the PICC in place to continue with treatments instead of requiring additional hospitalization. Therefore, the patient must be informed of general PICC line care so he is comfortable with it and is aware of circumstances that require alerting healthcare professionals of possible complication.

this is where he now has his antibiotic.

He has also come off of the antibiotics

Vancomycin
Gentamicin

And he has now been put on the antibiotic

Daptomycin

This medication is an antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.

 SIDE EFFECTS: Nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, trouble sleeping, anxiety, or pain/redness/swelling at the injection site may occur.

The reason for this change in medication is that Steven has High Renal Levels which could mean Kidney problems.

Steven has seen a Dental surgeon and hopefully will get his dental problems sorted while in hospital.


Steven was looking and sounding so much better tonight, i felt a lot happier.