Being Sick Is Getting Really Old (A Whine; Get Your Own Cheese)

My epic saga of kidney infections goes on: this time I have a Klebsiella pneumoniae infection, which are pretty common - in hospitalized populations. I haven't been in the hospital for nearly a year, and that was only for a horrible, horrible half day. K. pneumoniae infections are fairly serious; about 50% of those who get them die, even with treatment. Obviously, if I'm sitting upright, typing and complaining, I'm probably in the other 50%, but usually a kidney infection doesn't lay me out quite this badly. And I have to do laundry tomorrow or else.

On top of that, I sound like I've been gargling tar (my brother's been calling me "Froggy") and I feel too crappy to fully enjoy my new (used) car that I was given tonight after the Loved One purchased his first New New Car Ever. Though I did enjoy the the New New Car's heated seats. Mmmmm.

I have a c.difficle infection that will not leave me alone.. Multiple rounds of treatment isnt getting rid of it either. Just got dx'd with Chiari Type 1 malformation of my brain (joy), and my back hurts bad from a horse injury 12 years ago.

Hang in there.. All I have to say is thank god for my kids and when things get bad, xanax. I never heard of klebsiella pneumonia - what exactly is it? Its scary, you go to the hospital for one thing, come out with more problems than when you first went in.

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an encapsulated bacteria that causes horrible pneumonia, horrible UTIs or horrible skin infections. It's most commonly seen as a nosocomial infection, but I haven't been in the hospital for a long time - or for long enough. I am immuno-impaired due to my early-stage kidney failure and diabetes, which makes me more susceptible to k. pneumoniae (and more likely to have a poor outcome) but doesn't explain how I got it. I've had numerous kidney infections since my kidney surgery last May, but they were all either Cipro-resistant e. coli or nitrofurantoin-resistant enterobacter aerogenes.

I've had c. difficile and it sucks! You have my sympathy!

how are you dodging the c.diff again? It just doesnt want to go away. Did you ever try those IVIG treatments to boost your immune system? I was reading about it helping people with c.diff but I dont have an immunity problem as per blood work. Hope you feel better - I'm sick of seeing everyone so healthy and happy and heres me living in the bathroom miserable.

so you're not alone in the bathroom! Probably helped clear the c. difficile (which I got a few years ago from taking a three-antibiotic-combo for a post-op infection).

My kind of immunosuppresion really can't be changed, alas.