[bfsa] FW: Joel Imler

[Denise Narcisse]

Hasheen,

1. Your apology is accepted, although it is not necessary to apologize 
to me for something over which you have little or no control.  

1. Sending my continuing best wishes and prayers to the Imlers and the 
Ollies, and thanking Sylvia for the information regarding this 
infection.  The information increases my awareness of the causes and 
consequences of an infection about which I knew nothing until now.

Walk well and happy holidays.

Denise A. Narcisse, PhD


Hasheen Wilson wrote:


>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
>
>
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