My father was admitted to the hospital Sat PM with Acute Renal Failure. He was being treated with Vancomycin for an infection in his spine. At the end of a multi-week course he was on another (unknown) anti-biotic. He developed a delayed allergic reaction to the Vancomycin and suffered what they call the Red Man Syndrome, because one turns red from head to toe.
The doctors switched him to a Vanco analog (which I don't know the name of) and he had a more immediate reaction. They went in to do blood work and the results were so severe the lab technician called the Dr at home to inform her of the results. She called Jeanne and told her to get Ed to the nearest ER possible. He was admitted into ICU with Acute Renal Failure and is undergoing dialysis.
Please do not send him flowers as it will likely only irritate him.
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