Briefly, Estelle continues to have trouble with a cough and the resulting secretions. Because the cough continues unabated the doctor is starting her on another course of antibiotics. This time she will be getting a 7 day course of Leviquin along with her breathing treatments and numerous attempts at suctioning. Another chest x-ray will be taken this afternoon and they will call us with the results.
She is also having some trouble with intermittent blistering on various areas of her body. It is hard to tell what is causing this. They come and go and never seem to occur in the same place twice. It could be a simple heat rash - the temperatures here have been record breaking or it could be some sort of infectious process. They are scrupulous in searching her for them and as soon as one is found they treat it topically and aggressively and it seems to keep them from spreading or becoming worse. It is a bit worrisome that they keep cropping up, however, and I'm considering asking the doctor to culture one the next time it happens just to rule out infection or more MRSA.
All-in-all, things remain unchanged.
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