Squeegee here’s support to you and your son for sure!
Oh lord.
The long term antibiotics aren’t as bad as all that.
The reason you having to take them might be.
So many nasty bugs floating around hospitals. You’re lucky if you get out with just one.
Keep your hands clean. Hands off the head. Mask up as much at you can. Watch for staff washing their hands.
Good luck. Keep us posted.
A foolish question, considering everything you are going through, but while you are in the hospital how limited is your diet? The times I’ve been in one of the few things I had to look forward to was meals. The hospital actually had pretty good food, and a variety of choices.
Sorry to hear about it. We’re rooting for you! 
Yes. Best of luck. We’re here for you as much as imaginary people can be. 
Hoping for the best possible outcome going forward
So today’s hot news is that they are not going to take the plate out of my head. The neurosurgeon thinks my Incision looks pretty great and removing the plate or further messing is unnecessary.
The sort of bad news from the infectious disease people is I need several weeks of intervenous antibiotics, so they will be moving me to a nursing home I don’t know when to do that. I’m told I’ll be able to interact with other people and walk around and get physical therapy so that’s kind of good?
A good friend of mine was in a nursing home for six weeks after a horrible car accident when he was in his early 40s. The recovery was tough but the home wasn’t all that bad. It’s way easier to have the therapy when all of the equipment and staff is right there. He could have all of the visitors that he wanted and since his diet wasn’t restricted he could have any food brought to him.
Yes I was thinking this would give more freedom to order things from Amazon like personal care items, snacks, etc.
I presume the alternative would be to be still in the hospital, so a nursing home sounds better. Good luck!
Ugh, Just did a five hour infusion in the hospital. Practically bound to the machine doing the IV stuff, it was pretty tough. I felt like Walter White in the early season. I’m promised the same thing tomorrow. I was going major stir crazy laying in bed not be able to get more than 4 feet maybe five from the IV pump
Books, crosswords, TV, laptop. Or sleep.
I do 3days a week dialysis every week for the rest-of-my-life! I wish sometimes it(death) could just happen.
Other times I’m ok with it.
Find things to occupy yourself, if the therapy needed. You’ll be happier for it.
Any neighbors in there with you? The infusion room at my clinic always seems chatty and fun. 
I’m so happy your head is healing.
Now I’m told i’ll get an infusion starting at midnight. Hopefully I’ll just sleep. I requested Ativan if I wake up near the middle or at the end. I bet that would’ve helped a lot this afternoon. Seems to be a trigger with me being on a leash it was a very tough afternoon
Apparently tomorrow I’m getting a PICC line installed. my nurse tells me that means I have several or many weeks of intravenous antibiotics in my future.
A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line is a thin, flexible tube that is inserted into a vein in the upper arm and threaded into a large vein in the chest. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including:
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Administering treatments: A PICC line can be used to deliver intravenous fluids, blood transfusions, chemotherapy, and other drugs.
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Taking blood samples: A PICC line can be used to draw blood samples for testing.
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Avoiding repeated needle sticks: A PICC line can help avoid the need for repeated needle sticks.
A PICC line can remain in place for weeks or months, depending on the patient’s needs and course of treatment.
Before a PICC line is inserted, a doctor or nurse may:
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Perform blood tests to ensure the patient has enough blood-clotting cells
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Recommend imaging tests, such as an X-ray or ultrasound, to help plan the procedure
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Discuss other health conditions, such as breast-removal surgery, which may affect which arm is used for the PICC line
Some potential complications of a PICC line include infection, bleeding, blood clot, increased venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, and br
Yeah. It will actually make the infusion and other things you need go in easier. They are not bad. Fancy schmancy IV.
Little prickly getting it inserted. But they’ll do it quick.
Umm. Don’t sleep on it. Make sure it goes on the side you don’t prefer to lay on.
Once you’re on a PICC you’ll probably be a lot more free to move around. Typically the infusion gear is on a wheeled pole. Not ideal to drag your “dog” whenever you want to wander the halls or hit the pisser.
But lots of humans drag a real dog everywhere just like that. And just eliminating the psychological sensation of being tied to the bed is huge.
I was wondering if you were going to get a PICC. Glad you are - as others said, it should make the setup much simpler.
It’s a different level of thing, but both my parents have access ports, and it’s a game changer. My Mom has regular infusions, and we don’t even have to ask for help/permission if she wants to get up and stretch, or go to the bathroom. I just unplug her machines (they are battery operated but normally are plugged in for constant charging), and she walks herself with her treatment. Gives a lot of flexibility.
Good luck, as always.
PICC line hasn’t happened today but they did decide to remove the auger plate from the front of my skull. No big deal but it left me in pain and I ended up sleeping the rest of the day until now and may go back to sleep. Luckily you get the good pain meds when you’re rolled into the operating room first thing in the morning. Brain surgery is so fun
Is this the same plate they decided not to remove a few posts ago? This sounds incredible frustrating, along with all the other issues.
You look like a young, beat-up Tommy Lee Jones.
StG