Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 1 hour ago
I brought Scott to Froedtert yesterday at 9:20AM to have labs drawn and to see Dr. Charlson. He was running a fever of 101, and with no spleen, we have to be extra cautious.
His blood counts were low and they thought that he might need to be hospitalized. They gave him IV fluids and antibiotics. They also did a chest x-ray. The x-ray looked good (no pneumonia) and they were thinking about sending him home.
They took his temperature one more time, and his fever was up to 102. They decided he needed to be admitted. The highest that it got yesterday was 102.9. He has been fever free since this morning. We pray that continues.
He is dealing with a lot of intestinal issues and stomach cramping. He isn't able to eat without having pain.
They assume that we'll be here until Sunday or Monday. The are closely monitoring his temperature and blood counts.
He had an ultrasound because his bilirubin was a bit elevated. The ultrasound also looked fine. They are running some more tests. They checked for C diff, and he doesn't have that thankfully! They took a swab of his nose and throat to check for a flu virus. We haven't gotten those results yet.
His hemoglobin has dropped from 11.6 (low) to 9.7 (even lower). They are monitoring that and trying to figure out if there is cause for it besides the chemo he had last week.
It's hard not knowing what caused the fever and if the stomach issues are from chemo or something else. At least they are covering their bases and checking him for anything that could be wrong.
We obviously aren't able to be a part of the basketball tournament at Lamb of God like we had hoped. We are not happy about that, but this is out of our control, and in God's hands.
I will be going to the tournament to watch Hannah and Tyler play. Big thanks to our friend Matt Meitner for putting the games on Facebook Live for Scott to watch in the hospital. He is extremely grateful.
Many people have offered to help out with the kids, to help my Mom if she needs it, and to help us if we need it in any way. We truly appreciate your love, support and prayers!
I pray that the rest of our stay keeps bringing positive reports and that he continues to feel better and stay fever free.
His blood counts were low and they thought that he might need to be hospitalized. They gave him IV fluids and antibiotics. They also did a chest x-ray. The x-ray looked good (no pneumonia) and they were thinking about sending him home.
They took his temperature one more time, and his fever was up to 102. They decided he needed to be admitted. The highest that it got yesterday was 102.9. He has been fever free since this morning. We pray that continues.
He is dealing with a lot of intestinal issues and stomach cramping. He isn't able to eat without having pain.
They assume that we'll be here until Sunday or Monday. The are closely monitoring his temperature and blood counts.
He had an ultrasound because his bilirubin was a bit elevated. The ultrasound also looked fine. They are running some more tests. They checked for C diff, and he doesn't have that thankfully! They took a swab of his nose and throat to check for a flu virus. We haven't gotten those results yet.
His hemoglobin has dropped from 11.6 (low) to 9.7 (even lower). They are monitoring that and trying to figure out if there is cause for it besides the chemo he had last week.
It's hard not knowing what caused the fever and if the stomach issues are from chemo or something else. At least they are covering their bases and checking him for anything that could be wrong.
We obviously aren't able to be a part of the basketball tournament at Lamb of God like we had hoped. We are not happy about that, but this is out of our control, and in God's hands.
I will be going to the tournament to watch Hannah and Tyler play. Big thanks to our friend Matt Meitner for putting the games on Facebook Live for Scott to watch in the hospital. He is extremely grateful.
Many people have offered to help out with the kids, to help my Mom if she needs it, and to help us if we need it in any way. We truly appreciate your love, support and prayers!
I pray that the rest of our stay keeps bringing positive reports and that he continues to feel better and stay fever free.
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