K to ER

K got chills and a fever that was rising through 101.5 late Friday evening / early Saturday morning. We were quite concerned about the wound on her heel and possible infection. After discussing it with a Kaiser nurse, by 2am we were on the way to St Joseph ER. They ran several tests but couldn't adequately explain the fever. The good news was that none of the tests showed anything serious. They gave her intravenous antibiotics to address a suspected infection.

We took the dog with us, so I could run out to the car on occasion, and get my Mandy fix, as well as not having to worry about how she might be doing, in case K had to stay in the hospital for an extended period. By 6am they were talking about very good test results, and discharging her to home, and to her afternoon dialysis session. Mandy snoozed through the entire event, wrapped up snug and warm in her bed in the back seat of my car. We left for home around 7:30am, and stopped at Burger King and bought egg sandwich breakfasts for the three of us. We napped for a couple of hours, then I took K to dialysis at noon, where they gave her more IV antibiotics. She said she had one of the best dialysis experiences this time, probably because she asked for another more experienced technician to poke her arm this time.