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is out of the Medical Hospital and cleared of pneumonia,no MRSA,as the Dr.

said someone read the report wrong and gave me wrong information. never had

MRSA but had STaph Cellulitis. WE had dental x-rays and teeth are great. They

scoped 's esophagus,and stomach and also took samples of stomach enzymes

everything look good however the Dr. said it looks like he may have had a little

reflux which he did as a baby/toddler. He showed me the pictures of the scoping.

The CT scan on 's head showed the infection mass under the skin was

continuing to shrink from the previous open staph wound. The CT of the face

showed had broken his nose but it was like a hairline fracture so nothing

needed to be reset. The Plastic Surgeon cleaned out 's wound on his face and

biopsied for other pathogens and he is waiting for the results. still has a

little knot in his check that they were afraid to cut out because it would make

the whole on 's check bigger causing more problems. The surgeon said it they

cut it out it may come back. In order to protect from hurting the wound

further we had to place in a short term facility that can help teach

not to hit his face and get his meds under control. Like many others on this

list gets very self injurious when he is getting sick and so since he has

been so sick I wanted professional help so does not get another infection

in his face.The wound on his face is open and larger than a quarter. His face is

swollen like he has a soft ball in his cheek and jaw. However it is looking

better everyday that we keep him from hitting himself. When had the open

staph infection on his head he hit it hard constantly because it bothered him

but since we got it closed in Nov. he know longer hits his head. I believe once

we get his face healed he no longer will hit his face either. He keeps transfer

staph from head to face and face to head. I hated to place somewhere more

than you will ever know. I guess it would be easier if he could tell me if the

staff did any inappropriate to him however I cannot keep safe from himself

while his face has an open wound. This placement is temporary and I will be

visiting him everyday.The staff has already called me 4 times to ask questions

and he has a private room.

I originally took him to the hospital for pneumonia,fever of 102, and staph

infection. has been having issues of pain for a while and his Dr. were not

able to figure out what was going on with him so while was in the hospital

I had them check his teeth since he grinds them and always puts his fingers in

his mouth and cries to rule out any dental problems. We ordered a CT scan while

he was being put to sleep for dental x-rays,cleanings, and plastic surgery

because his general surgeon wanted a CT scan after Christmas as a follow up to a

CT scan done in November to see if the infection mass that was under the

previous wound on his head was still shrinking.

Thanks Charlyne,and Liz for keeping everyone updated on my guy. Thanks for the

prayers and well wishes. I believe that he is on his road to recovery because of

all of you guys praying.thanks again. Cyndi Burns