I am safely checked back in to OHSU. Yesterday they took countless blood samples and started me on IV antibiotics to fight the infection. I was seen by a large number of neurosurgeons, infectious disease experts, and other doctors. I am thankful to have so much expertise working on me.
The outlook right now is a very long course of these IV antibiotics. (6+ weeks). When they begin to take hold, there is also a likely surgery to remove more material from my spine and surrounding area to biopsy.
We still don’t have a real diagnosis of exactly what this is. The infection suspicion will be confirmed in about 3 days.
Today they will be taking more blood samples, taking some pictures of my heart, and pumping in more antibiotics.
