2.3 - Hospital Day 3

It's funny because you want to start out this post with 'I'm sorry I haven't gotten to this because I haven't had time' or something like that. Then you realize no excuse is really good enough.

The weekend after mom's last post was good. We had quite a time at her house and it was great to be there. Multiple times she said, 'it feels so good to be here.' She dilligently checked her temperature and we watched for any signs that things were going south. Unfortunately with chemo and a compromised immune system there are seldom warnings.

Mom woke up Sunday morning and was vommitting while running a 100+ degree temperature. So Walt immediately took her to the hospital. By the time I got there they were still assessing the situation, but the first thing they went after was the temperature although it rose to as much as 104 prior to starting to subside today. The nurse actually said she's a little cold now so let's hope that's not a return. Along the way her body broke out in a rash (which combined with the temperature indicates some form of infection).

Early blood cultures showed a sign of strep. But they're starting to think that it's actually an infection through her picc line. And in hindsight, one of her valves had been giving a lot of difficulty the past 2 weeks requiring a bit of a 'punch' to get it flushed. That was removed and will be replaced today.

All in all they're saying this is likely a 5 - 7 day stay meaning mom will be discharged somewhere around the weekend for next Monday although you're fine with her being in an insulated environment until her counts come up. That should be sometime in that timeframe.

Just quick update but as I write things are much more positive than they were Sunday night and yesterday so let's keep them trending that way! I'll try to get an update out here tomorrow too.