Dr. Hobby called yesterday morning and said that Jimmy's X-rays and CAT scan showed some mild scarring but no pneumonia.  That was mid-morning.  When Jimmy woke up at 1:30 - late even by his standards - he had fever 101 again and nearly passed out on his way to the bathroom.

I do NOT want Jimmy in the hospital unless it is absolutely necessary - in his immunosupressed state he is SO at risk for infection - staph, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, anything.  He is much safer and more comfortable at home, as long as we are doing everything here that they can do there, and besides, after the last seven years, I probably qualify for a nursing degree.

The main thing that concerned me was neutropenia, and if that was the case, he WOULD have to go in for IV antibiotics.  I needed to go to the medical records department in the hospital to get the results from Tuesday's blood tests, but was nervous about leaving Jimmy by himself just then.  I called Mac, bless his sweet heart, and he came right over and sat with Jimmy while I went to the hospital.  I don't know what I would do without my brothers.

I finally wrested the results of the tests away from the hospital and the federal government, and Jimmy's neutrophil count is at the bottom of normal but not a problem. He probably has the flu.

He doesn't have fever this morning and seems to feel a little better, so we'll stay the course unless something changes.  He's on Levaquin and Tamiflu, is well-hydrated, and the refrigerator is full of his favorite food.  I have a portable oxygen tank from First America, and even one of those little things that you put on your finger to check oxygen saturation.  Maybe I should go into the home health business and take in boarders. :)