Owen’s Leukemia – Day 133

Well, we spent pretty much the whole day in the ED (Emergency Department).  Owen’s heart went into SVT again this morning, but this time I couldn’t get him out of it.  I had him do all of the things they tell you to do, headstand, blowing through straws/bubbles/candles, coughing, ice bath on his face and nothing worked.   He went into it around 9 or so then headed to the hospital around 11.  Of course, something happened between the time we left and the time we got into the ED and he got out of it.  They still wanted to check a bunch of things since this is the second time within a couple of days and it shouldn’t be happening since he is on his heart medicine.

They did bloodwork to check his electrolytes, then more bloodwork later to check the level of his heart medicine, an X-Ray, EKG, and ECHO all of his heart.  Seems like he was through so much today… and none of it was done without him putting up a fight.  Finally, around 5:30 we were discharged.  They ended up increasing the dosage of his heart medicine so hopefully that keeps him from going into these episodes.

All that, and we have to go back for his chemo tomorrow afternoon.  I do not know how I am going to get him there, or how they are going to access his port.  I know it isn’t going to be easy.  He is in good spirits now that we are home.  He has a ton of energy, since all he did was lay in a hospital bed all day.