I woke up at eight thirty. Alex and I had breakfast then I had a shower and got dressed. Alex played and watched TV while I tided up the house and did the laundry.
After lunch Patrick came to the door and asked Charlie if Alex could come outside to play. Charlie let Alex play with him outside, Charlie said he would keep an eye on them while I did my work around the house. They hadn’t played very long when Charlie said oh no Alex fell down. Then when Charlie had gotten Alex into the house he yelled for me to come quick. I took Alex upstairs and checked his mouth. Alex’s mouth was bleeding quite a bit. Charlie had sent Patrick home then he came upstairs. While he watched Alex I got an ice cube and put it on Alex’s lip, it had swollen quite a lot and knowing that we are suppose to go to the hospital tomorrow, I didn’t want to take him there with it so swollen. The swelling went down, I put almost the whole ice cube on Alex’s mouth. Alex complained but I told him that I had to keep doing it so the swelling would go down.
I phoned to make a doctor’s appointment, I wanted the doctor to look at Alex’s mouth in case the hospital asked. I couldn’t get an appointment with the regular doctor so I got one with a different one. Charlie said we should see our regular doctor and for me to phone back. I told him that it would be better from him to phone so he did and told them that Alex had Leukemia and they said to bring him in between two and two thirty to see Dr. C.
We left shortly afterwards and we didn’t have to wait too long to see Dr. C. she apologized for being late, then she asked us if we had been to the hospital and I told her we hadn’t been yet that Alex had been wrestling with his friend and that he had bitten into his lip and I wanted her to check him. I was really impressed, Dr. C checked Alex everywhere, she checked his head, his face, inside his mouth, his teeth, his arms, legs and his heart. Dr. C said he was fine but if Alex’s mouth started to bleed again he should come in. Dr. C said that if he wasn’t going to the hospital she would like to do a blood test to see if his platelet count was okay. She asked Alex if he had eaten yet and Alex said yes. Dr. C said I didn’t think anything could stop you from eating! Dr. C said that Alex should stay inside for the rest of the day and take if very easy.
Alex came home with me and we watched TV. We ate dinner at five thirty. After dinner Alex’s friends came to the door but I told them Alex couldn’t play today. Alex was really mad about that and slammed the door. Alex went to bed at eight o’clock and I watched TV and went to bed at eleven o’clock.
No tests
Medication
Bactrim 9:00 a.m. ----- -----
Mercaptopurine 9:00 a.m.
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