Monday, November 9, 2009

Pnuemonia and flu it is

Grant has been coughing all weekend. This morning he was complaining of back pain. He then threw up at school. By the time I got to the school he had a 100 fever. I decided to go home instead of taking him to the pediatrcian because if his fever is 100.5 twice in an hour or goes over 101.5 once we have to go to Atlanta to have blood work and to check for bacterial infection in his port. Within 30 minutes his fever was 102.9 and I was quickly packing a hospital bag. We got on the road and made good time to the cancer center at Scottish Rite. We saw the PA in Atlanta and she said it is viral pneumonia caused by the flu. His counts are good enough that he can recover at home though. So we are getting IV fluids, antibiotics, a breathing treatment and tami flu before we leave. We will bring home the breathing machine, anibiotics and tamiflu. His fever is hanging around 100 on Tylenol. She said the pnuemonia + flu cases are worse, but he should be better by the end of the week. No school this week though.

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