Well, mom might be setting up residence in the hospital again for a while. Last night when I arrived at mom's house and talked to her a little before we both went to bed she was doing pretty good. She didn't feel great -- still felt like there was a band around her chest, but she was wondering if maybe she just had a very irritated esophagus. Her temperature was 98.7 but she was feeling a little cold and had on extra warm pajamas. She slept very soundly and didn't get up until 10:00 this morning. She was a little unsteady when she tried to walk but she was able to eat some granola for breakfast but could only eat half of the bowl and just felt very tired, so she went back to bed and slept until around 2:00. She got up again and finished her breakfast and continued to feel trembly and a little chilled. She decided she should call the clinic. She spoke to Kathy, her case manager, and at her request took her temperature. Bad news -- her temp was up to 101. Kathy said that she needed to go to the ER. Mom told her she would really like to bypass the emergency room experience. Kathy spoke to Dr. Wallentine and he called over to the hospital and essentially got mom admitted. Mom called Aunt Maxine and she drove her to the hospital. They simply went to the nurses station on the 7th floor where they had a room waiting for mom. Talk about service!! X-rays were taken of mom's lungs and came back clear. They took a lot of blood for various tests and started mom on an antibiotic -- maxipime. Now they will try to figure out what kind of an infection she has. Mom continues to feel tired and has a bit of a hard time staying awake. She thinks they will probably keep her there until her ANC count starts climbing again. That could be a couple of weeks. We will see.
Valerie
