Out of Isolation

Samuel's MRSA test finally came back so we are now out of isolation. We just got the results and it is so nice to not have the sign on the door that we may be contaminated and to take every precaution before entering our room. The doctors and nurse had to put gowns and gloves on before coming into our room and everything that was used on Samuel had to stay in his room (i.e. the stethoscope - they have disposable ones that are used when the patient is in isolation).

Once the nurse was in the room she/he couldn't leave before taking off the gloves/gown and then sanitizing hands. This was very annoying for them when they just needed to step outside the room to get something and then come right back in. Anyway, everyone is happy to no longer have to go through the process.

I took some pictures of the room - as you can see it is quite large.

In front of the crib there is a closet and then behind the closet (where you can see the chair by the wall) is a desk and the television is above that. You can see little Samuel in his crib. To the right of Samuels crib is where the roll-away bed is and then the door to the bathroom. It really is a very nice room. In fact, it could be mistaken for a hotel room if it weren't for all of the medical equipment.

Today we are expecting to have Samuel's first messy diaper, we just gave him a suppository to help things along. After that Samuel will have some juice. If he handles that okay then the surgeon said that he will progress quickly on to food and then we should be clear. Typically if there are going to be problems they will generally arise on day 4 or 5 so after that they feel more comfortable discharing us to go home!