Sunday, August 14, 2011

Joe's Leg

We were back at the ER today for Joseph to receive more IV treatments. It looks like the redness up his leg may be fading a little but it's still all the way up his leg and his foot is still swollen and bright red. Today was really busy in the ER. They say Sundays are. Always interesting to people-watch in those places. I come home with stories each time. I'm a great eavesdropper, I'm far enough away to keep HIPPA laws, but I can't help it if I have good hearing. :) He's been really achey and feverish. He feels a little better than yesterday in that regard, but still flu-like symptoms. We asked for an ultrasound today, per recommendation by Paul to rule out an abscess or DVT (blood clot). The ultrasound showed that the lymph nodes are still pretty swollen or as Aaron would say "ginormous" but there were no signs of DVT or an abscess. We were grateful for that. We'll be back again tomorrow for him to receive another IV.

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