[bfsa] FW: Joel Imler

[Hasheen Wilson]

All,

I apologize about this delayed information but it went to my spam folder and I just discovered it.

Hasheen Wilson, MCIS
Software Specialist 1, Youngstown State University
President-BFSA, Youngstown State University
"Exercising Our Voice, Influencing Change"
hawilson at ysu.edu
330.941.2734 office


-----Original Message-----
From: Sylvia Imler [mailto:sjimler at ysu.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 5:51 PM
To: Hasheen Wilson
Subject: Joel Imler

Thank God we finally have a diagnosis for Joel and why he had lost 15 
pounds in 2 weeks and was still experiencing pain even though the burn 
sites are healing beautifully.  We appreciate everyone's prayers, calls 
and emails, etc.

There's so much to catch up on and I know that my God will continue to 
strengthen us all...as well as the Ollie Family.  Thanks for all that 
you all can and will do!

The Imlers

Thursday, Nov. 5th
We finally received word that Joel indeed has an infection and has lost 
15 lbs in 2 weeks. Note that St. E's ran the test for C. diff on Oct 23 
and we were told on Oct 25 that there was no infection.  Now pounds 
later....he does have c.diff
 
 FYI if interested
Clostridium difficile Infections/Disease

Clostridium difficile, often called C. difficile or "C. diff," is a 
bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to 
life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Illness from C. difficile 
most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or in long term care 
facilities and typically occurs after use of antibiotic medications.

In recent years, C. difficile infections have become more frequent, 
more severe and more difficult to treat. Each year, tens of thousands 
of people in the United States get sick from C. difficile, including 
some otherwise healthy people who aren't hospitalized or taking 
antibiotics.

Mild illness caused by C. difficile may get better if you stop taking 
antibiotics. More severe symptoms require treatment with a different 
antibiotic.

The antibiotics that most often lead to C. difficile infections include 
fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins, clindamycin (this is what they had 
given Joel) and penicillins.


Once established, C. difficile can produce toxins that attack the 
lining of the intestine. The toxins destroy cells and produce patches 
(plaques) of inflammatory cells and decaying cellular debris inside the 
colon.

An aggressive strain of C. difficile has emerged that produces far more 
deadly toxins than other strains do. The new strain is more resistant 
to certain medications and has shown up in people who haven't been in 
the hospital or taken antibiotics.

Symptoms include:

    * watery diarrhea (at least three bowel movements per day for 
       two or more days) {Imagine 10-15 times per day for 2 weeks}
    * fever
    * loss of appetite
    * nausea
    * abdominal pain/tenderness




---------------------------------
Dr. Sylvia J. Imler
Associate Professor
Dept of Counseling and Special Ed
Youngstown State University 
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Phone: 330-941-3263