but probably not meningitis. But they don't know what. Consultant has said its a bacterial infection of some sort, but puzzled as to what sort and how he's got it.
He's in hospital on a drip and antibiotics. He's had blood taken, but don't think a lumber puncture. Chest x-ray was ok.
Thats all he knows. Am really worried about him. He's in a lot of pain, pain meds wear off after 3 hours and he's only allowed them 8 hourly. He reckons it takes 30 mins for his buzzer to be answered. They keep forgetting his epilepsy meds even when he asks for them, they wonder off and don't come back. He says a nurse used her teeth to remove the bung from the IV giving set, then flushed it with sterile water. Didn't flush it enough so went and got more water from the tap.
I've taken him anti bacterial hand gel and told him to tell everyone (staff) to wash their hands
I just wish they knew what was wrong with him.