Doing everything we’re supposed to do with the leg. Oral antibiotics. A topical antibiotic nasally. Packing and dressing twice a day. The wound is still inflamed, but the swelling in the foot has gone down. Can’t really tell if the flesh eating monster has been tamed. We’re looking forward to a return visit to the doctor tomorrow for an authoritative opinion on its condition. This experience gives me great sympathy for all who have gone before. This thing ballooned on me in two days. It would be a terrible progression if there were no effective treatment.
Football
I feel a football nightmare coming. Here is what has happened so far: First, this offseason, the Broncos fired Coach-for-Life Mike Shanahan. Then the new coach they hired to replace Shanahan, and Jay Cutler our Pro Bowl quarterback got into a tiff, even before football season; before they had a practice or even a meeting. Now the quarterback is demanding to be traded. My nightmare? Kansas City hires Mike Shanahan. Jay Cutler goes to play quarterback for Shanahan, the coach he loves. Kansas City kicks Denver’s ass every year for the next ten years. Clear and warmer today. Seventies. Got our beach weather back.
Sunday
A drive to the Valley for a visit with Tom and Kathy today. Yesterday when Judy told Annie we were going to go see Uncle Tom, Annie ran up on the dash of the motorhome and looked out the left side of the windshield to where Tom and Kathy’s motorhome was parked last time they were here. I think Annie remembers them well. Annie about turned inside out wiggling hello to them when we arrived there, too. Nice cloudy weather for the drive. Showers off and on. Warmer rain today. The temperature was back up to the sixties. Hawks, caracaras, and vultures all along the way to keep us occupied. We got a tour of their RV park in Mercedes. The park is huge, but it’s divided up into neighborhoods. Nicely laid out. Lots of facilities. A casita on the lot they bought. Room to expand with more concrete or pavers. Room to mess with the layout or landscaping if they want. Lots of possibilities. Looks like a great choice for them. While we had light rain off and on today, we missed the giant thunderstorm at Gulf Waters. We weren’t here to pull in the bedroom slide that leaks during severe storms. Wet carpet in the bedroom for us to dry out. No problem. We’ve done that before. Bigger problem for others. We learned tonight that one of the owners here was killed by a lightning strike.
Saturday
The weather continues cool and rainy through tomorrow; then we’ll be back to our 70s and 80s. Town is crowded by the Spring Breakers. When the weather warms the beaches will be crowded too. Meanwhile, our friend John went flyfishing in Argentina…
Who knew?
Who knew South Texas would be such a home to virulent infections? MRSA. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. It’s not like Colorado here. Different infections. Different antibiotics. The wound wasn’t getting any worse, but it wasn’t getting any better either. Today we stepped it up a notch. I’m now on the oral antibiotics. The doctor cut out the mat of dead skin and live bacteria with a scalpel and scissors. I have a quarter sized crater a quarter inch deep in my leg. No skin left there; down to the subcutaneous fat layer. We left with detailed instructions about packing and dressing. If we’re good about following directions, I could be healed up in a month or so. Had the exit conference for the carry-over job we’ve been trying to finish this week. Good to get that one done. Nice job, Janis. Cold and rainy today. We were lucky to get such great weather for Matt’s visit. Not much fun for this week’s spring breakers for the first couple days. After that, though, it will be warm and wonderful again. Louisiana Waterthrush at the edge of our pond. First of the year for us. The start of the migration. He must’ve just landed from a 600 mile flight across the Gulf.