Seth had his first outpatient appointment today.
He had his PICC line dressing changed and blood work done. I forgot in my updates, but this past Sunday he ended up needing a blood transfusion, so there was a possibility that he needed one again today but thankfully he didn't.
If all goes well, Seth can be home to rest and let his body heal until his next appointment next week Wednesday, which is just for the same thing he had today. PICC line dressing change and bloodwork will be a weekly appointment.
If Seth gets a fever we have to bring him to emergency within the hour, he has an 'Emergency Room Passport' and we have to phone the hospital ahead of time to tell them we are coming so that they can get him started on antibiotics right away.
We have bags packed and ready to go at all times, and are very thankful that we are only 15 minutes away from the Stollery, so even if we end up staying longer and need a change of clothes or something, that's no big deal.
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