A Simple Cut.

This past weekend and week have been exhausting. Last Tuesday Steve got a small cut on his elbow. He doesn't know what he did or how he got it. He noticed that he had a scrape on it so he cleaned it and didn't think much of it.

Come Thursday his elbow was a little sore and it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. His elbow already had a scab over it and that was that.

Friday, he got done taking a test and his arm was really sore. His friend noticed his elbow and couldn't believe how swollen it was. So, Steve went into our family practice doctor and they gave him a shot of antibiotics and told him to come in the following day for another injection.

I got off of work and we headed to the movies to see the Avenger's (which by the way is now probably our favorite movie) LOVED it.

Towards the end of the movie Steve's elbow was getting even more swollen and red. We figured the antibiotic that the doctor gave him hadn't started it's affect.

{Friday}

Saturday morning, Steve's elbow was really hurting him and he didn't get any sleep that night. He got about 2 hours of sleep. :(

We went back to the doctor and the nurse gave him another injection. Because of the redness and swelling she advised we see the doctor. The doctor saw it and instantly told us we need to go to the emergency room.

{Saturday}

At that point they put Steve on an IV antibiotic and pain medication to help with the pain and also to fight this bug! The doctor told us that he has MRSA which is a type of staph infection.

So, every 12 hrs we would go to the hospital and get his infusions.

By Monday, the doctors told us he would need to continue the therapy for another week. Cost and time wise, we figured it would be a better idea to do home infusion therapy. So, Steve and I both learned how to give him his IV right at home.

We went to the doctor today, and the doctor told us he can get off the IV as of tomorrow. He will need to take oral medication for another week And he should be all better!!

It was super scary to see Steve sick from this infection. I hated seeing my sweetheart in pain. It seriously broke my heart. I'm so grateful for the amazing doctors/nurses who helped figure out what was going on and helped us stop the infection from spreading. Not to mention how grateful I am to our Heavenly Father for listening to our prayers and for family members who hold the priesthood.