Posted by Becky
During the drive to Dartmouth and back -- there's no delicate way to put this -- sitting in the car bruised Leif's bony butt. Last night it was quite painful; we called the doctor, who recommended he take Amox (Augmentin), an antibiotic we had on hand, and go to the hospital if he got any worse. This morning Leif had a fever above 102, so we went to the Waldo County emergency room, where everybody knows our name.
After checking Leif out, they didn't find anything super worrisome - blood cultures came back negative for any kind of sepsis and there are no signs of pneumonia - but the poor guy has an abscess where the sun don't shine. To be safe, the oncologist recommended they transfer him to Midcoast Hospital. His blood pressure was low, and he was flushed and is still running a fever.
Meanwhile, I'm a bit under the weather myself, so I'm staying home in Brooks until I feel better. There is no sense exposing Leif to anything else, if I haven't given him my bug already. His neutrophil count is in the normal range at the moment, which means that he's not super-susceptible to infection. But there's no point taking chances. I know the nurses and staff at Midcoast will take good care of Leif, and Rhonda was able to go see him today. His phone number there is 207-406-7251 if you would like to call.
During the drive to Dartmouth and back -- there's no delicate way to put this -- sitting in the car bruised Leif's bony butt. Last night it was quite painful; we called the doctor, who recommended he take Amox (Augmentin), an antibiotic we had on hand, and go to the hospital if he got any worse. This morning Leif had a fever above 102, so we went to the Waldo County emergency room, where everybody knows our name.
After checking Leif out, they didn't find anything super worrisome - blood cultures came back negative for any kind of sepsis and there are no signs of pneumonia - but the poor guy has an abscess where the sun don't shine. To be safe, the oncologist recommended they transfer him to Midcoast Hospital. His blood pressure was low, and he was flushed and is still running a fever.
Meanwhile, I'm a bit under the weather myself, so I'm staying home in Brooks until I feel better. There is no sense exposing Leif to anything else, if I haven't given him my bug already. His neutrophil count is in the normal range at the moment, which means that he's not super-susceptible to infection. But there's no point taking chances. I know the nurses and staff at Midcoast will take good care of Leif, and Rhonda was able to go see him today. His phone number there is 207-406-7251 if you would like to call.
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