Diagnosis

Ok......so, first of all, don't worry if you came to visit Zoe recently, you are not at risk for getting this kind of infection unless you are immuno-compromised or have had long term antibiotic therapy recently. Zoe has contracted a very contagious (to other hospital patients) bacterial infection called Clostridium Difficile. She will be started on an antibiotic called Flagel today, and will be retested for it after one week to find out if it has gone away. I'm very relieved that we know what it is, and she can be treated now, because it is not fun to watch her suffer with no end in sight. It's another bump in the road that we need to get over, but we will. I will say that this is not a good time for anyone to visit unfortunately. Henry and I are required to gown up, and wear gloves the whole time we are with her to prevent spreading this to any other patients we may come in contact with. A testament to how strong Zoe's body is...her fever and white blood cell count has gone down today from yesterday without any treatment yet! She is amazing! She should be able to go home with antibiotics in a few days.

Colleen