Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Interesting work!

I have had a long week at work so far.

Dr. B is feeling really under the weather, so I ended up working on Tuesday also. Mom reluctantly agreed (thank you, Mom!) to watch the kids. On Monday we had a dog with presenting signs of leptospirosis (a bacteria you can get from opossums, dogs, rats, raccoons, moles and more) and causes acute kidney failure and/or liver failure. But, by the time that we were getting to that point of figuring this out, we had all exposed ourselves to this dog's urine (how it is transmitted) and thus potentially infected ourselves! I spoke to Dr. Moon that night and he advised me to start on antibiotics immediately until we get conformation of whether the dog actually has it or not.

YIKES!

Today I have spent the day trying to get caught up with the house. The laundry, cooking and daily clean was really behind. I am quite proud of all that I have gotten accomplished so far - but it is time to stop and get ready for church tonight.

I will keep all of my loyal readers posted on the suspenseful test results - we should get back on Friday. BTW - the dog is hanging in there. As I told the owner, every day he is alive is counted in the good column!

7 comments:

angie said...

Wow that sounds pretty scary. Can this bacteria have the same effect on humans too?

jennwa said...

I hope the test comes back- Negative. I will be anxiously waiting to hear about the results, as I know you are.

Sarah said...

Wow, that is scary and stressful! I do love hearing about your day at the clinic. It makes my day look pretty dull and I miss the clinic a lot! Oh, well...someday. =-)

Liz said...

Oh no! That is serious. I will keep you in my prayers!

Melissa Lester said...

Wow, Kristi, I hope everything will be OK. Your recent lecture may have helped you come to that diagnosis more quickly. I'll be checking back to see what you find out.

Rebecca said...

Your days at work sound alot more exciting then mine do. My days are filled with "Yes Sir...you were put to sleep when you had your heart surgery, that is why we are sending you a bill."

Lerra said...

That sounds so serious! Is Dr. Moon your general practitioner? I used to see a Dr. Robert Moon...