Yesterday morning at work, Tom very suddenly came down with a fever and severe headache. Twenty-four hours later, he had not improved. So....this morning I brought Samuel to dialysis and Tom to the ER.
After lots of waiting, a chest x-ray, and a urine sample to rule out other things, the docs agreed that Tom should be tested for meningitis, just in case. Unfortunately, it took 4 lumbar punctures to finally succeed at getting some spinal fluid to test. Ouch! Praise the Lord, Tom does NOT have meningitis! He received 4 liters of IV fluid to get rehydrated (we need to keep that one remaining kidney happy!).
I sure did get my exercise today going back and forth between the ER on the 1st floor and dialysis on the 4th floor. I especially dislike having more than one family member in the hospital at the same time!
After dialysis, Samuel got a ride home with his grandparents who happened to be in town. His grandmother had been in the hospital since Tuesday night for routine monitoring while they adjusted her heart medications. She was discharged today, just in time to help with our crazy day.
Tom and I eventually made it home at 7:30 this evening! Tom still has a high fever and is quite sick, but now we can just wait it out without worrying. I’d be grateful for your prayers that Tom would be able to keep his germs to himself! None of us would enjoy being sick, but it could be particularly dangerous for Samuel and Katie.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
All is well!
Sorry to leave you hanging! All is well! Samuel came home from the hospital on Wednesday and is doing great! I will try to catch you up on the details when I have a chance. Life is galloping along and I am hanging on for the ride!
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