Here’s the players (aka Doctors!):

Dr. Kelton – Plastic reconstructive surgeon. Since Jack still has an open wound, he goes in for follow ups about every 6-8 weeks.

Dr. Shuey – Hyperbaric center specialist. He’s a new one, Jack just saw him for the first time today.

Dr. Sloan – Infectious disease specialist. Treated Jack last year for osteomyelitis (bone infection). Think Dr. House (the TV show), but with a better attitude! lol

We saw Dr. Kelton on Tuesday. Well, he finally said let’s try hyperbaric treatment (i.e. putting more oxygen in Jack’s blood). So Jack went this morning for the intiial evaluation. He gets there and Dr. Shuey says that Dr. Sloan wants to see him and do a bone scan because he thinks the osteo wasn’t completely gone. This could also be the potential source of Jack’s current inflamation of MRSA in his other leg.

Soooooo…. We’ve got an appointment with Dr. Sloan for Wednesday, followed by a visit to the hyperbaric center. Let’s hope this appointment doesn’t end in another PICC line and nightly IV’s like last time… and Jack’s biggest fear, another surgery to remove/replace the titanium rod in his leg.

I feel like saying “Here we go again!”

UGH!!

~Heather