Labs are back

And Dr Super Smith’s office already called.

Potassium is too low. Plan is to increase aldactone by another 25 mg (an entire pill…dose has quadrupled since 10/23) for 3 days. Dr Smith also encourages Marsh to drink oj, eat oranges, and eat bananas as well.

Iron (Red blood cell count) is low (suggestive of anemia to me which is not surprising considering how much blood Marsh lost last week …plus Marsh’s hematocrit was too low in Boston) so we need to encourage iron rich foods (all he would eat is nuggets not worth the time) and a multivitamin…

“Very, very medically fragile”

“Marsh is very, very medically fragile” Direct quote from Dr. Super Smith

Marsh was a champ through the exam and labs. Dr Smith went to the blood draw with us (how is that for good medicine!)

Dr. Smith agreed to let join in on the Halloween Parade at school weather permitting and ample precautions in place…

Dr. Smith and all also made arrangements for oxygen to travel with Marsh everywhere we go because Marsh doesn’t seem to rebound as strongly anymore.

Xray showed tiny plueral effusion on the right. No changes with meds at this time. Coincidentally, Boston called to schedule the next cath in mid-January while we were waiting for the xray.

It is unlikely Marsh will be able return to school for at least another 4 weeks…or longer.

Return to Super Smith in 10 days…