This was during the first few days while waiting for the results to be confirmed by the Mayo Clinic. They did a culture from her blood initially and determined the type of bacteria. I didn’t consider asking them if they’d done a culture from her wound as well. They had not. This was one of several reasons why I was trying to get her transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It’s not the easiest process to get done. By the time we were ready to just take her and go, she was being released because of the insurance companies becoming involved. The Infectious Disease Dr. started doing the cultures of both the blood to monitor for signs of Sepsis and the wound to check on the progress of how the antibiotics were working. This bacteria has a high death rate, 20%, and if the person has liver disease, it jumps to 80%. Just because someone survives doesn’t mean that they will not lose a limb to amputation. It was actually using Google Scholar where I learned about the iron. She’s been on numerous antibiotics, usually at least 2 at a time with one orally and one via IV. Now that they are having difficulty in identifying the bacteria, she’s not on anything until the results are in from the Mayo Clinic. The longevity of being on antibiotics is becoming a concern for me, but the most pressing issue is to get this treated effectively before Sepsis or bone involvement becomes an issue.