Posted by Becky
Leif's been snoozing all day, except when I was out of his room for a few hours, so I haven't actually talked with him much today.
His oncologist just stopped by and says that he's doing great. They're stopping all his antibiotics, his chest xray looks almost clear, his blood counts look great, and she thinks he will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow! His nurses report that he's needing a lot fewer painkillers, which I assume means that his bone pain is diminishing.
He still has a rash, red face, and puffy eyelids, probably from an allergic reaction to one of the multitude of antibiotics he's been on over the past week. The rash popped up when they discontinued the steroids; possibly they were suppressing the reaction. At any rate, the vast quantities of Benedryl he's been taking for the rash are likely related to his sleepiness. Also, he had a rough couple of weeks and the eyelid puffiness makes it hard for him to keep his eyes open, so sleeping probably feels like his best option.
Leif's been snoozing all day, except when I was out of his room for a few hours, so I haven't actually talked with him much today.
His oncologist just stopped by and says that he's doing great. They're stopping all his antibiotics, his chest xray looks almost clear, his blood counts look great, and she thinks he will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow! His nurses report that he's needing a lot fewer painkillers, which I assume means that his bone pain is diminishing.
He still has a rash, red face, and puffy eyelids, probably from an allergic reaction to one of the multitude of antibiotics he's been on over the past week. The rash popped up when they discontinued the steroids; possibly they were suppressing the reaction. At any rate, the vast quantities of Benedryl he's been taking for the rash are likely related to his sleepiness. Also, he had a rough couple of weeks and the eyelid puffiness makes it hard for him to keep his eyes open, so sleeping probably feels like his best option.
Best news of the week! -- Wendy
ReplyDeleteThat is very good to hear. I didn't guess things would turn around so quickly. I guess Leif really is very strong...at least when he hasn't just been poisoned nearly to death!
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