And then, flu season hits us. Thirteen days into Holmgreen, Al got a slight fever, some loss of appetite and just an overall "blah" feeling. It really wasn't too serious, so they monitored him for a couple of days. The rolling electrical blackouts occurred during the third day of his mild fever and we were not getting results on blood work quickly enough because various lab sites were down due to the electrical issues. Holmgreen decided to send Al to the ER to run his blood work and chest x-ray. Everyone fully intended for him to be back at Holmgreen that night. That was 8 days ago. Upon admission, he tested negative for the flu, but he did have a small amount of fluid in his lungs (talk about status quo), so they decided to keep him. I was glad due to the horrible weather that was approaching. The hospital is closer to home and I just felt safer knowing he was in the hospital during those days.
Yesterday, out of the blue, his doctor came in and told us that his flu test (which was once negative) was now positive. So, Al has the flu. We both had our flu shots in early October, but due to his weakened immune system, the flu shot just didn't cut it this time. He is doing good, his fever is gone, but you would think we are in Outbreak mode due to the hospital's policies and procedures concerning patients with influenza. This is on our door:
Then, there is a tray full of masks and gowns;
By the time you're done, you will look like this:
We will probably stay in the hospital until early next week. Until then, this status quo is good for me.
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