Bacterial Meningitis

An update on my Brother-in-Law. We just got the results of the spinal tap. It's  bacterial meningitis. Not good. Gotta get some sleep. Everyone is exhausted. Today is his birthday.

Best of luck.  I hope he makes it back to normal so he can celebrate his birthday soon.  

Roy???

Oh Man, Sorry to hear Bill

Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family for a speedy recovery.

Can I ask if hes had any type of joint pain shots?

Wish him Happy Birthday from us

Roy is in very bad condition and in ICU.The Doctors asked him questions again this morning and he answered them all. Still going to be a waiting game.  I don't know what kind of meds he's on but they will keep him sedated. Thanks for your prayers.

Here's to good care and speedy recovery. 

Praying for your brother and for your family.  Hang in there.

That sounds like some nasty crap.

Sorry to hear that Bill.

Hope it turns out well.

Sorry to hear that Bill.
 
My Father contracted it back in the day and it was a very stressful time, he was touch and go and got transferred to a specialist hospital whilst he was in a coma.
 
Me and my Mother went through all his business affairs one night because we thought he wasn't going to make it and she felt like she needed to take up the slack if need be it was a really harrowing time.
 
When he first went down with it he started acting like a mad man and we knew something was majorly wrong but couldn't get him to go to hospital as he got quite violent, in the end he got really frantic and I had to lay him out with a punch and call the ambulance while he was still out and they could get him sedated.
 
Fortunately after those first few days he turned around quite quickly and made a full recovery.
 
Your brother in law is at least in the best place possible and without the black-eye.  My thoughts are sure with you all at this time though and I'm praying that he gets through this.
 
Stay strong buddy your sister needs you right now.

Yep, my father got spinal meningitis back in the late 50's stemming from a poorly performed ear operation (done by an Army doctor) that tried to resolve a problem in his ear canal that kept him out of the service.  The result was he went from managing two bank branches (and he was head of the ABA at one point) to working half-time for Goodwill and losing his driver's license due to the seizures and medications...  If that had happened more recently, we would have been living off of the malpractice settlement - oh well...

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Yeah the article said you're at greater risk in heavily populated areas like schools and the military.

Maybe he picked it up at work if he's in an office building or another place with a fair population.

My girlfriend owns hair salons. 
All these damn people come in with their colds instead of staying home taking meds for a week. Now all her girls are infected.

Next year she said that during flu season she's going to inform people and put a sign up that says if you're sick please reschedule.
Her shops were damn near shut down because people couldn't wait a week for a hair cut.

Mike

I pick up colds from the gym every year. It's so infuriating - pardon my French but complete and utter douchebags with colds and flu who come to the gym to "sweat it out" (an old wive's tale) are to blame. They're sneezing and coughing all over the locker room, the steam room and the sauna. You should never work out when you're sick, and it's bad manners in the extreme to come to a public place and spread your germs everywhere. When you work out, you're putting your body under a lot of stress and your immune system is temporarily weakened. That's why it's so easy to pick up germs in the gym. 


Same goes for people who get onto crowded buses and trains coughing and sneezing. Either stay at home, or medicate yourself to the point where your symptoms don't include bombarding everyone around you with snot. 

Just got home! His son looked over at him a around 6pm tonight and he motioned him over to say something. He asked, well whispered, how long he'd been in the hospital. Wow! Finally! The Doctor came in and checked him out. He said there doesn't seem to be any lingering side effects from anything. The last thing he said was "How long they gonna keep me in here?" What a relief! He remembers everything before all this happened thank God. My sister is all smiles!!!

Great news, Bill.  Will keep the good thoughts going on a speedy and complete recovery.  

GOOD the Hidden Oaks will be back to normal and rocking another Swamp Pop Fest soon!!!

I'm glad to hear the great news.