For the second morning in a row, Ryan’s urine tested positive for both leukocytes (white blood cells) and nitrite. It seems the urinary tract infection beat us, yet again. Unless Ryan becomes highly uncomfortable, it might be best to wait out the culture so we know exactly bacteria to treat. The urine culture went out […]
Archives for January 2012
Urine out for Culture
A few things are in-the-works. You know, I’m not even sure why I just said that. Isn’t that always the case? Oh, well. For one, Ryan’s urine sample went out yesterday for culture. It takes several days to grow out, so we’re looking at Thursday or Friday to know the results. Second, a whopping 18.5% […]
UTI Still Possible. Bladder Scanner Necessary.
Today and yesterday morning Ryan’s urine analysis showed the exact same result. It was negative for leukocytes (white blood cells). This is good. However, it picked up nitrites. This is not good. So, for the time being it will continue to be closely monitored to see if this develops into a full-blown urinary tract infection […]
Keeping You in the Loop
I’m just about ready to kickoff my “guy’s weekend” with Ryan. Sue’s traveling to Morgantown to visit with Kari today and tomorrow, taking advantage of the holiday weekend. One thing’s for sure, ESPN and NFL football will rule the house! Other than those, we’ll just wing it. Sadly, I will need to work in some […]
A Football and Underwear Weekend
Baclofen Update The baclofen reduction went off without a hitch, and so far Ryan is not showing any negative signs. As it turns out, he actually had one of his best nights in months. I’m in no way suggesting this is a result of the decrease. I really believe it is completely unrelated. All I […]