Home again, home again

Sawyer and I arrived at the pediatric ER at Strong about 8:30 this morning and happily walked out about 2:30 pm. We at first thought they were going to admit him so being able to come home was a treat! Nothing in particular showed up in his blood test to worry the doctors other than low electrolytes so they gave him a couple different antibiotics and some saline to boost his sodium level. His blood counts are good, another reason they didn't feel the need to keep him overnight. We picked up some Gatorade and splurged on ice cream cones on the way home. He has to see his primary doctor on Monday morning for a follow up appointment. The oxycodone continues to alleviate pain from the shingles (which are starting to crust over, a good thing) and Tylenol helps with the accompanying joint pain. He's been relaxing by listening to a book on tape for awhile then watching a series on World War II on Netflix (not something I could relax to!). Hopefully his fever stays away for the rest of the weekend! Mark will be volunteering tomorrow at a table sponsored by CURE in Rochester for the Lilac Festival. CURE is a fantastic organization that supports families with kids with cancer. Since I'm not on Vermont for the weekend, I'll be able to get some progress done on a few projects while enjoying the forecasted beautiful weather.