I’m still here but it’s been a hell of a ride so far 5 weeks in hospital which is not fun I’m waiting surgery for that dependent on my having cleared and infection and it might take a while

With a fair wind I might make it home Christmas I sincerely hope so

This is what is holding up my surgery it’s an infection that normally is in your gut but if I where to have the op it could kill me. Typing this from my hospital bed or rather dictating it as it’s very difficult typing stuff on a phone so stay tuned hopefully more interesting things will follow after the moment check me out on Facebook and The Usual Suspectse

vre infection

VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci) is a type of gut bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. It can live in the body harmlessly (colonisation) or cause severe infections in the blood, urinary tract, or wounds, mostly in hospital settings. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Symptoms

• Fever or chills
• General feeling of sickness
• Fast heart rate
• Redness, swelling, or pain at a wound site
• Confusion (if the infection is severe) [1, 2]

Causes and Spread

• Natural presence: Enterococci live safely in the human gut and bowels.
• Antibiotic use: Long-term or repeated antibiotic use kills off normal bacteria and lets VRE grow.
• Transmission: It spreads through direct contact with unwashed hands, contaminated hospital surfaces, or medical equipment. It does not spread through the air. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Risk Factors

• Long stays in a hospital or intensive care unit (ICU)
• A weak immune system (such as from cancer treatment or organ transplants)
• Recent surgery or medical devices like urinary catheters or IV lines [1, 2, 3]

Treatment

• Colonisation: If VRE lives in your gut without causing symptoms, you do not need treatment.
• Active Infection: Doctors treat active infections using alternative, lab-tested antibiotics that still work against the bacteria. [1, 2, 3, 4]

You can find more clinical details through the CDC VRE Overview or guidance from the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. [1, 2]

Are you asking because you or a loved one has been diagnosed with VRE, or do you need help with hospital isolation and hygiene guidelines?

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Definition: Enterococci bacteria resistant to Vancomycin and other antibiotics, causing colonisation (no symptoms) or infection. Testing: Faecal, urine, rectal …

HealthyWA

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Definition: Enterococci bacteria resistant to vancomycin antibiotic via genetic adaptation. Transmission: Spread person-to-person through contaminated hands, eq…

Healthline

VRE: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Definition: VRE is vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, an intestinal/genital bacteria resistant to vancomycin, causing bloodstream, urinary, brain, heart, and wo…

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

* Introduction. This leaflet has been produced to give you general information. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) Basics | VRE | CDC

Overview: Enterococci are normal intestinal bacteria; Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) are resistant to vancomycin and primarily cause infections in healt…

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Vancomycin

What is vancomycin- resistant enterococci (VRE)? Enterococci are a type of bacteria (germs) that normally live in the human gut. Usually, they do not cause any …

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Home

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) – Information for healthcare workers

Definition: Enterococci resistant to vancomycin, causing difficult-to-treat infections in wounds, urinary tract, and bloodstream, primarily healthcare-associate…

HSE website

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE): symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatments

Definition: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are gut bacteria resistant to vancomycin antibiotics. Transmission & Risk: Spread primarily in hospitals via …

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) – North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Definition: Enterococci bacteria resistant to Vancomycin and other antibiotics, causing colonisation (no symptoms) or infection. Testing: Faecal, urine, rectal …

HSE website

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE): symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatments

Definition: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are gut bacteria resistant to vancomycin antibiotics. Transmission & Risk: Spread primarily in hospitals via …

Healthline

VRE: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Definition: VRE is vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, an intestinal/genital bacteria resistant to vancomycin, causing bloodstream, urinary, brain, heart, and wo…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) Basics | VRE | CDC

Overview: Enterococci are normal intestinal bacteria; Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) are resistant to vancomycin and primarily cause infections in healt…

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

* Introduction. This leaflet has been produced to give you general information. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to…

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Vancomycin

What is vancomycin- resistant enterococci (VRE)? Enterococci are a type of bacteria (germs) that normally live in the human gut. Usually, they do not cause any …

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Home

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) – Information for healthcare workers

Definition: Enterococci resistant to vancomycin, causing difficult-to-treat infections in wounds, urinary tract, and bloodstream, primarily healthcare-associate…

HealthyWA

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Definition: Enterococci bacteria resistant to vancomycin antibiotic via genetic adaptation. Transmission: Spread person-to-person through contaminated hands, eq…

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I think I may be checking out, never felt so ill. So just incase here is my little goodbye to you:
Not my words this time.
I gave my best shot. Love you all ♥

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 (NKJV)

“To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;

If you do remember me I hope it will be kindly.

Diana Stones Glasscage · At The End Of The Day

I have picked up a weird gastric flu bug and it’s horrible. Its making me ache in places I didn’t know I had. I even tried a Covid test but for a change it’s not that or is it? God knows where I got it though. There is stuff circulating at present. I suspect it might actually be our local water supply but I really do hope not. It’s really messed up my week though I have managed to just about plough on but I have let a couple of things slip unfortunately that I really had hoped to get started with.
Curses foiled again. I also did something rather out of character this week too. Let’s just say a final hangup I tried to get past and I think I finally have. So it may have empowered me to feel a little more confident in on respect. There is a question I need to ask from the very core of my being and the answer can only be yes or no. And that answer will likely not actually bring down the end of western civilisation either way. Even if I don’t ask the question dear reader now I know that I could if I am spared of course.

What you got?

Still a bit wobbly with it at present unfortunately. I have put on a bit of weight too which is worrying. Maybe my metabolism is slowing down? Anyway I feel dreadful right now so not a lots going to happen. There are maybe some good things on the horizon, but I need to be well. I am wrecked totally, and utterly. The world as ever makes no sense of course but then why should it really? It doesn’t owe us anything. Or for that matter the universe/entire creation or what have you.

So that’s all folks…

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.