Isolation Sucks!

So Elizabeth, Megan and I arrived early Monday morning and hopped the shuttle to the Ronnie MacDonald house. It was SOOO good to see everyone and be together. Ben had been to the ER on Sunday due to the flu (influenza B) and started on some medications. Cari was also feeling punk so dad set down his bags, picked up Ben and headed for the morning round of tests.

We did the blood draw quickly and then had a bite for breakfast. Just as we got back to the Ronald MacDonald house we got a call and the draw had been mishandled so we headed back for another lab draw. We also met with the doctor for a few minutes. We got back and were able to hang out with everyone for a minute or two and then we decided to go get Cari a flu shot to try to stop any other strains of flu from knocking her out. On our way out the door we checked Ben's temperature -- skyrocketing.

Dad and Ben were back to the hospital. Unfortunately, we were 30 minutes late for the Hem/Onc office to see us so we went into the ER again. After 3 hours there getting fluids, Tylenol, and other meds we got checked in.

We are now in isolation on the third floor. This means that Ben and Dad get a 12X12 room together and everyone who comes in has to gown and glove and mask up. I think Ben figured out how to twist the catheter lines so that he could get more visitors. Because Ben is on fluids all the time I forget how fast they go through him. He totally wet through all layers around 2am. Unfortunately, our nurse was a brunette and Ben thought it was mom. When she left after changing the bed he did not like dad very much. He woke up enough to calm down and then slept next to dad for the rest of the night -- and I thought a fold out chair was tight alone . . .

Grandma and all the girls came to see us this morning. Ben was NOT happy when the left without him. He has loved all of the nurses coming in and flirts with every one of them. He is playing with a couple of the hospital volunteers right now. I think the nurses were glad to see dad head for the showers after a couple of days without a shower. Ben's counts are climbing, slowly but surely. We will probably be hanging out in isolation for at least today and tomorrow, then if no more fever we can get released. We'll see how things go. Cari is still under the weather and I guess Nathan started to cough and hack last night, LUCKY!!