Updates

The antibiotics are still up in the air. The hospice dr. (Dr. Nelson) said that the antibiotic could be given once a day when Jeff talked to him Friday evening, but when we called Dr. Ekram she said that would not be effective. If Jeff was going to do the IV antibiotics then he needs to have it every 8 hours because the half life of the antibiotic is short. Since we don't really know the specifics about the antibiotics Jeff wants to talk to Dr. Nelson about it when he is back from vacation, which I think is later this week. Jeff said that at this point he doesn't want to do the IV therapy if it is every 8 hours.
Maybe if Dr. Nelson and Dr. Ekram talk then things will be straightened out as to what can really be given with the antibiotics.
Jeff has been sleeping more lately and his appetite is continually decreasing. It seems like he has lost some weight just by looking at him, but he hasn't been on a scale. His skin color is fading and looks pale most of the time. His pain is creeping back up and he took some liquid pain medicine today. On a good note that hospice nurse said Jeff's lungs still sounded good today when she listened to them. That is all I can think of for now. Please keep up prayers and positive energy. Hope all is well with everyone.

P.S.
The infection Jeff has is an opportunistic infection that thrives in people with compromised immune systems. Also it is very difficult to treat with antibiotics. Here is a wikipedia link about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas. It was the best link I could find that gave simple language and a general idea of what the bacteria is.