Day 38 - Back to LGH for a few days

OK,

After Wed night's episode, we were at the Cancer center Thursday @ 11:15 with a doctor from the oncology group. She added some blood work to the Friday testing and checked out some other items. Friday's cultures (the extra work) were to take 24 hours, and this morning, Saturday, the doctor called and asked Adele to check in to LGH for an immediate round of antibiotics.

We got to the hospital around 10:30 and as of 3:30 she has yet to get any antibiotics, but she is being looked over by many competent nurses and doctors. The oncology doc says that the catheter is probably the cause of the infection. She also said that they still were looking into what type of (Staph) infection it is, and this will be determined Sunday after more cultures are grown. Then an Infectious Disease doctor will determine what antibiotic will be used. Until then they will give her a standard IV version.

She finally got some lunch and an IV nurse put an IV in her arm. We also found out that she will be moving back to 8 Lime instead of 4 Lime where she is right now. So she will move up 4 floors sometime tonight.

I will be visiting Tom, Shannon, Kaelyn & Mason tomorrow noon time, taking some broasted chicken with me for lunch. Then I will get back to Adele tomorrow later in the afternoon. I believe Bob, Bobbie and Debbie will visit her in the afternoon, and she will be happy to see them.

She is feeling good right now, no fever or aches or pains. A bit wiped out, but is that because of the stem cell transplant or the infection? The doctors do not seem worried about her condition and say this happens with catheters a lot.

Thanks again for all the prayers - Rick