Alex woke me up around seven o'clock. He said he wanted something to eat. I went and made him toast. Breakfast came before eight o'clock and Alex ate most of it. They came to take blood half way through breakfast.
The nurse came in around nine o'clock and said so you're going home today. I said we are? She said that's what it says on the chart. She said the doctor would be around to talk to us about.
Dr. B came and said Dr. R would be in to see us and that Alex should be able to go home today.
Charlie went to get lunch and while he was away, Dr R came by. He said Alex could go home today but since he had to have a shot tomorrow he could stay another night. I told him it was quite alright we could come in tomorrow.
The nurse came in with the prescription which had to be filled by the adjoining hospitals pharmacy. Since Charlie wasn't there and Alex didn't want to be left alone another nurse took the prescription to the pharmacy.
We had our lunch in the quiet room and we finished around 1:30 p.m. Charlie took Alex's stuff down to the car, it took him about three trips as there was so much stuff.
We went to the pharmacy to pick up Alex's medication but they didn't have the prescription, so they phoned to the ward. Someone told them that we would have to come back, by this time Charlie and Alex had gone to the car. So I went and got them and we went back upstairs. When we got there they told us the nurse had left it in her pocket and was already down there.
I asked them why we were told to come back and they said we really don't know. Boy was I ever getting cranky. So we went back to the pharmacy and before we got half way there, the nurse came up from behind us with the prescription. She said she had gone earlier but the pharmacy was closed.
We took the prescription to the pharmacy and got Alex's medication. We didn't have to pay for the Prednisone as it is paid by the cancer clinic. It was after two o'clock by the time we left the hospital.
Charlie drove my car and I drove his car, as his car had Alex's car seat in it. We went to London Drugs to buy a thermometer. Charlie then went to work, Alex and I went home. We got home before four o'clock, Alex went and laid down.
I forgot Alex hadn't had his Prednisone and it was already after four o'clock. I phoned the hospital to check and make sure when I should give the next dosage. They told me to give it to him now and then at nine or ten o'clock.
I crushed the four pills up and mixed some chocolate syrup with them. Alex screamed and yelled about taking it but I finally got him to take it. I don't think crushing the pills is a very good idea, it seems like he doesn't get it all.
Alex rested most of the night and when it was time to give him his next medicine, I asked him how he wanted to take it. Did he want it crushed with chocolate syrup or did he want to chew them? Believe it or not he wanted to chew them and he wanted a slice of cheese and apple juice with them.
So Alex chewed them down and ate his cheese and drank his juice, it sure was a lot easier.
We got ready for bed around eleven o'clock.
Tests - No Results
Medicine
Prednisone 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.
Methotrexate 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:40 p.m.
Nilstat 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Temperature 36.75C 36.79C
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