Today was supposed to be a zero day. You know, one of those days where you sleep late, get up and eat something, then go take a nap. I had a long list of movies to watch and even a few tasks complete. So much for best laid plans.
I woke up early when Steve got up at 4am to make coffee and take Mathieu and Cheline and babies to the airport. When Steve got back, he asked if I had read Molly's email where she said her throat was still painful - a 9/10 on the pain scale. She had gone to a walk-in clinic on Saturday where the doc had presumed strep and prescribed her some meds. Which apparently weren't working. She had emailed us to see if we thought she should return to the walk-in clinic or go to the ER. After some email discussion, it was decided a trip to the ER would be the better choice, and Steve said he would go with her.
Fast forward an hour. I texted Steve to get an update. By that time, Molly had been checked in, had her blood pressure checked, started IV antibiotics, and was scheduled for a CAT scan to see if her now-diagnosed abscess was going to be lanced/cut/drained. He suggested that I might want to come to the ER. Which, of course, I did.
Several hours later, after the CAT scan, a dose of morphine, another IV antibiotic round, and discussion at to whether the lancing would take place or Molly might be admitted to the hospital for the night to continue IV antibiotics, she was finally discharged with three prescriptions and a follow-up appointment with an ENT on Thursday. Oh, and she got the news that the tonsils that were removed a few years ago have apparently grown back a little. The good news is that with the morphine boost, she was finally able to eat solid food again and get it past her raw, swollen, infected throat.
Once Molly was fed and safely back at her house, I went back to mine and spent the rest of the afternoon doing this:
Tuesday is always a better zero day, anyway!!
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Today's blessings: waiting in the ER with Steve and Molly; Molly feeling better; watching "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with Maribeth, Molly, and Steve; Steve making brownies
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