Still at home, hooray! His temperature stayed within the normal range each time we checked (every four hours) from 4pm through today. His CO2 was very close to normal, and all his other labs look good. So far, so good in the "not getting admitted department." We were so bushed yesterday, as the Bo episodes sapped all our energy and the bulk of the day: 11:30am-4:30pm running around, then administering additional fluids through our back-up pump, getting the pharmacist to come over and reprogram said pump, and checking his vitals every four hours. I can only imagine how tired Bo is today. He had just started his second nap when the phlebotomists came in and poked not just one, but both ankles! He was so exhausted that he fell back asleep almost immediately after they left. Today, Bo's bloodwork was drawn and run almost immediately (a one hour visit!), as the crush of poor was not yet present in the ER (express lab work is administered through the same registration desk when the outpatient labs are closed), unlike yesterday, which as a bright and sunny Saturday, all the poor folks who don't have docs came in for their coughs, colds and flu-symptoms (we were there for 3 hours). Thankfully, we've been able to get to wait in an exam room without all the germs of The Public to contend with.
