A Tyson Update...

Tyson is home! Yay!! First off, seriously THANK YOU for all the thoughts and prayers!! we are definitely grateful for the power of prayer and it's ability to help heal.

This morning the doctors came in and looked at Tyson's knee again, they did a little ultra sound thingy on his leg to check for blood clots and he's he is clear of blood clots, which was great to hear. So, they have finally come to a solution that he has "Cellulitis". (*Ryan...you are amazing! you were able to know what he had just by what i described, seriously Amazing! you should be proud that you could tell what he had.) Our friend Ryan is a Med Student at Ohio State and he emailed me telling me what he thought Tyson might have, and he was right on. So "Cellulitis" is a bacterial infection of the skin. And the symptoms usually include redness, swelling, and warmth in the affected area...and when I say warmth, no joke, his knee could melt butter it was so hot. the only thing that we find strange is that his white blood cell count is normal and does not show him fighting off infection. is that strange? Ryan would you like to answer that for us? ha. So kinda weird if you ask me, but it only took a week to really conclude that, that is what he has. Tyson's doctor also thought because he's a bigger guy the antibiotics he was given, may not have been strong enough. so they've upped the antibiotics and that should help things start to clear up a lot faster. Amazingly enough you can totally tell that it's already looking so much better! not only has having lots of antibiotics pumped into his system helped, but i know for a fact it has been all the prayers for me him that have helped as well. again Thank YOU! it's still kinda sore and is swollen but tyson says it feels so much better!


the first picture was of tyson's leg on tuesday night...but by yesterday his leg was probably atleast 2 times the size it was on tuesday and today is looks so much better. you can tell the redness has gone down a lot.

the doctors did say he could stay in the CDU for a few more days and be monitored or he could come home and if things started to get worse or he didn't feel good, he could come back in. Tyson of course choose option 2 to come on home. Being in the hospital over night was a first for tyson. he said one night in a hosptial bed was enough. i am so happy that his knee is looking so much better and he feels really good! so let's hope those antibiotics work! he goes back to his sport medicine doctor next week for a follow up.



tyson wanted me to show you his tower of antibiotics he gets to take. and he would also like me to share with you possible side effects he could have while taking these little babies...loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea or vomitting, but it gets better...he must contact his doctor immediately if he experiences...blistered, peeling, red or swollen skin, bloody or black tarry stool, chest pain, confusion, dark urine, decreased urination, depression, hallucinations fever, chill, or sore throat, irregular heartbeat joint or muscle pain, mental or mood changes, painful or stiff neck, purple patches under the skin, seizures, shortness of breath, stomach cramps/pain, unusual bruising or bleeding, unusual tiredness or weakness, pale skin, yellowing of the skin or eyes. And that's just to name a few. Not a big deal. ;) is it bad that we kinda laughed about this? I mean really the chances are slim of any of these things happening, and shoot we figure he's had some super funky bacteria spreading thoughout his leg all week, he will be ok.

tyson also wanted me to document his first hospital bracelet. i told him he had one when we had brody, but he said this was different becasue he was in the hospital for himself and this was a first. which is true. :) so there you have it. he's defintely happy to be home. now let's just not make this a habit! and the next time he gets a floor burn, it's going to be scrubbed and antibactrialized and covered with a bandage! i love you tyson!!!!

and one more THANK YOU for prayers! Tyson said it felt very comforting knowing so many people were saying a prayer for him! Let's hope he just keeps getting better and better!! We will let you know!

But really...THANK YOU!!