ok, so my wife is 8 months pregnant. her dad had a stroke early this week. he lives in a town 2 hours away from us, so we headed over to stay with her mom and two brothers. it looks like he's stabilizing now, but we still don't know what the long-term outlook is now.
now here's the thing. This is a big hospital in one of the biggest cities in Canada. before going in to the hospital, I tell my wife (who is 8 mo. pregnant, as you'll recall) that we should ask the doctors about the dangers of catching a "superbug" in the hospital, given her "condition". we are told, not to worry people with contagious diseases are in different campuses of the hospital.
so today, we find out the first hospital her father was admitted to before going to the neurosurgery hospital has found a strain of MRSA. a drug resistant superbug. her dad is now in a form of quarantine, so now we have to wear gowns, masks, and gloves before going in. My wife doesn't want to stop seeing her dad.
I'm freaking out. those fukking bugs are nasty and my wife wouldn't be able to get treatment anyways because she's pregnant. wikipedia tells me this particular strain has been known to lead to that flesh eating disease.
are there any monkeys with experience in this? is the risk really acute, and we should gtfo of town??? or can she still go visit her dad, taking all the necessary precautions?
how the fvck did it ever get to this?
now here's the thing. This is a big hospital in one of the biggest cities in Canada. before going in to the hospital, I tell my wife (who is 8 mo. pregnant, as you'll recall) that we should ask the doctors about the dangers of catching a "superbug" in the hospital, given her "condition". we are told, not to worry people with contagious diseases are in different campuses of the hospital.
so today, we find out the first hospital her father was admitted to before going to the neurosurgery hospital has found a strain of MRSA. a drug resistant superbug. her dad is now in a form of quarantine, so now we have to wear gowns, masks, and gloves before going in. My wife doesn't want to stop seeing her dad.
I'm freaking out. those fukking bugs are nasty and my wife wouldn't be able to get treatment anyways because she's pregnant. wikipedia tells me this particular strain has been known to lead to that flesh eating disease.
are there any monkeys with experience in this? is the risk really acute, and we should gtfo of town??? or can she still go visit her dad, taking all the necessary precautions?
how the fvck did it ever get to this?