May 20, 2013

SD slept *a lot* yesterday. He took three naps during the day and still slept well through the night. Around midnight he was up for about 20 minutes when the nurse came to check his vitals and administer his meds; he popped up with a big smile and asked to use the iPad. Since he wasn't going to sleep while the nurse was there anyway Mandy told him he could while she was there. He was ready to put it away shortly after she left.

Dr. Lamphere came to our room last night to let us know that no sign of pneumonia showed up on the x-rays taken yesterday. We still don't know what this is, so SD has been in isolation and under neutropenic precautions during most of his stay. This means that anyone coming into the room (except Mom and Dad) must wear a fresh gown, mask, and gloves, there can be no fresh flowers in the room, hot foods must stay hot and cold foods must stay cold... there are many little efforts to keep anything new from infecting him further.

SD's appetite has been very poor during his hospital stay. Sometimes he decides that something sounds good, but he can only eat a little bit of it. Sometimes he takes a bite and then turns it away because his taste buds are affected. We'd really like to see him able to eat more soon!

Dr. Lamphere mentioned the possibility of going home today. He didn't sound extremely optimistic about it, but as of yesterday it wasn't out of the question to consider it. He said we'll just take it a day at a time. We haven't had his blood counts checked yet today, but this morning SD's cough is even worse than it was yesterday and has been wheezing quite a bit.