I just got off the phone from a friend. Her husband has just been admitted to hospital with a staph infection. This couple is pretty much our closest friends.
They don’t have much in the way of family, and so I will be off to the hospital in an hour, to sit with my friend while my other friend (her husband) is operated on. Her grandmother died from a staph infection, so she’s fairly emotional about this. I have no idea how life-threatening this is, though they don’t often operate immediately unless it is serious, so we’re all a bit concerned.
Any healing thoughts or good wishes are welcome. I hate feeling useless at times like this I wish there was more I could do for them both.
I wish I knew what to tell you. I hope for everyone’s sake that it all comes out ok. Hang in there, pal. And don’t feel guilty. Just being a friend can do wonders.
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Thanks for the thoughts, guys. I have been running back and forth, helping out with things.
His surgery has been delayed until tomorrow, so I will be back in the morning to sit with my friend until he comes out of the anaesthetic. He is pretty much all she has, so she’s very upset, though holding it together so far. I’m so happy I can take the time to just be with her. She is a very good friend, but a bit emotionally unstable (lots of depression, etc…) so keeping her occupied chatting to stop her dwelling on her husband is taking up all my energy, enough so that I haven’t really had time to get upset about his condition myself.
And the doctors can’t give us a straight answer as to options, possible consequences, etc. They just keep saying, we’ll have a look inside and then go from there. Not very comforting But we should have some answers tomorrow.
Thanks for the thoughts guys. Any suggestions of anything I can do to help my friend ? Her husband will be in hospital for at least the rest of the week. I’ve offered dinners, and let her know that all she has to do is call me and I’ll be there. I can’t think of anything else I could do.
The serious-ness of staph infections depends on the type of staph, and the location and cause of the infection. The worst types are the ones that you pick up in a hospital environment - these are likely to be very resisitant to antibiotics. AFAIK, it’s pretty unusual for young-ish, healthy people to die of staph infections. They might take a while to get rid of, but they are usually resolved eventually.
Best wishes to you and your friends, Goo. Sounds like you’re doing everything that can be done to support them. I hope it all turns out well.
The staph strain he contracted is apparently not an antibiotic resistant strain, and will be treated while he’s in hospital getting his knee operated on. We are all super-relieved, though not anywhere near as much as my friend. She looks like she just lost ten years from her face (she’s 35, and was looking like she was 50, from the worry).
I wish there was more I could do for them both.