Days +97-98: a quick visit to "Pole House"

That's what Mina calls the hospital. We became concerned because her diahrrea got worse on Friday and Saturday, so we called up to the hospital Saturday. They told us to watch for signs of dehydration, but based on our description didn't see a need to bring her in. But Dr. Goldsby said he'd like to take a look at her today just to make sure. So I packed Mina Brigitta and Isaac into the double stroller and went up the hill while Keri went to Costco. Mina Brigitta was very cute in the hospital. She wanted to walk down the corridors, and kept looking around and saying "Pole house!" She saw the room we were in back in March, and said "Sissy room!" Then when we ventured into the back area where the BMT rooms are, she wanted to go into her old room. She didn't really understand why someone else was there so that we couldn't go in.

I could tell that the nurses were a bit nervous seeing us. Dr. Goldsby had told them to hold a room just in case they needed to admit her. They definitely enjoyed seeing Mina and Isaac, but all in all they'd prefer not to. Dr. Goldsby said she looked just fine, no signs of dehydration and no need to keep her there. He even said her skin looked great, which several of the nurses said as well. I guess that's the difference between seeing her every day and not seeing her for a few weeks. I still see the brown spots of hyperpigmentation, and the way she gets splotchy for apparently no reason. He did say that she may need to be admitted if her poops don't get any better, however. He seemed to be thinking this was probably from the c. diff. as well, but again it could be related to the meds or, in the worst case, GVHD.

Keri was able to get an afternoon off and go to a cafe and then a movie after Costco, while the kids and I napped. Then our friend Liza came to visit in the late afternoon. She has nieces and nephews that are a little older than Mina, and she's very good with little kids. We hadn't seen her in a few months, but we do have a great picture from her last visit that cycles up on our screen saver of her sitting next to Kari in the hospital room. Mina must still have a pretty good memory, because when I told her that Liza was coming to visit, she said "Anta too?"