Well The silver nitrate seemed to reduce the size of the growth of skin on my line. However, now the growth has become infected and the line i infected on the outside, inside my body. Normally they would remove the line. but as this is me and its my last chance for home dialysis they are going to try and fight it.
My doctor had to fight with the consultant who is in charge of the department who deals with samples. They do sensitivity tests to see which antibiotic the bug is sensitive to. Well this consultant didn't want to do a sensitivity test and told my nurse to take the tube out. This requires an operation!
Any way my doctor rang this consultant and told them about me and how precious this line is. So I am on 3 lots of antibiotics, one of which I have to go up the hospital for every few days to have via a drip! There will be one of two outcomes to this. 1) The infection clears up and all is well, or 2) I get peritonitis and the line has to come out. This will mean going back on Heamodialysis and 3 trips a week to the hospital. This will also be a problem due to the lack of access I have for this!
So thats where I am at the moment. I will update more as and when it happens. I am staying positive for now and not going to worry about it until it happens........
