Wouldn't it be nice if life went smoothly? You know how just getting diagnosed with a glioblastoma means the odds aren't exactly in your favor? Well, today Steve got diagnosed with pneumonia, meaning his recovery wasn't quite so smooth after all. The odds just weren't in his favor today.
Around noon today I received a phone call from Terry. She and Steve had been shopping at Home Depot for some little things for their house and Steve began to get short of breath. Terry drove Steve to the doctor's office and they sent him to the hospital emergency room at Henry Mayo. He has pneumonia. The hospital doctor was in contact with Dr. Hu to ensure good coordination of care. They were still running tests and Terry didn't know if he would be released home or not.
Six hours later, Lesley updated me on the phone from the hospital. Steve is on oxygen and the chest x-rays and CT scan show early pneumonia in both lungs. They are going to admit him overnight just to be careful and monitor him closely because of his diabetes and the glioblastoma/recent surgery. They suspect Steve was exposed to the pneumonia germ (I don't know if it's bacterial or viral) when he was in the hospital for his tumor surgery. He is receiving IV antibiotics and he is expecting respiratory therapy tonight. His food tray had just arrived when Lesley stepped out of the room to call me. Terry hopes to stay overnight with Steve again and their good friend, Wendy, will watch the boys tonight.
I guess Steve missed lunch with his work friends today and I bet they will have to reschedule his radiation therapy mask making session tomorrow. Too bad.
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