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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 683785" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>Oh, yes GN, you know exactly what is in store. I am sorry your husband and mom went through a similar issue.</p><p>Both times hubs had this, he had his iv therapy at home. </p><p>We had to learn the mechanics of it. </p><p>He is more proficient than I. </p><p>The problem is he has a mechanical heart valve, and that is where the "bugs" like to hide. The body does not recognize the valve, so does not protect it.</p><p> Interesting microscopic bacterial world, it is an invisible battle going on. </p><p>The bugs set up shop around the valve and start multiplying.</p><p></p><p>I remember the first bout, a little Filipino nurse came in with a heavy accent</p><p></p><p>"We hab to keel de inpection bepore de begetacheeon grows."</p><p>(<em>We have to kill the infection before the vegetation grows</em>)</p><p></p><p>After translating in my brain what she said, I was keen to understand what the heck she was talking about, vegetation?</p><p>That is what they call the bacterial formation around the heart valve, a veritable garden sprouts up and wreaks havoc, can break off and go through the blood stream to the brain, lungs. </p><p>UGH.</p><p>It is a war.</p><p>Okay, got to get going.</p><p>Soldier on........</p><p>TTl.</p><p>leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 683785, member: 19522"] Oh, yes GN, you know exactly what is in store. I am sorry your husband and mom went through a similar issue. Both times hubs had this, he had his iv therapy at home. We had to learn the mechanics of it. He is more proficient than I. The problem is he has a mechanical heart valve, and that is where the "bugs" like to hide. The body does not recognize the valve, so does not protect it. Interesting microscopic bacterial world, it is an invisible battle going on. The bugs set up shop around the valve and start multiplying. I remember the first bout, a little Filipino nurse came in with a heavy accent "We hab to keel de inpection bepore de begetacheeon grows." ([I]We have to kill the infection before the vegetation grows[/I]) After translating in my brain what she said, I was keen to understand what the heck she was talking about, vegetation? That is what they call the bacterial formation around the heart valve, a veritable garden sprouts up and wreaks havoc, can break off and go through the blood stream to the brain, lungs. UGH. It is a war. Okay, got to get going. Soldier on........ TTl. leafy [/QUOTE]
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