Wednesday October 31 - Halloween

Wednesday was not a particularly good day. The chest pains remain a mystery. X-rays, Cat-scan, EKG, Ultrasound............all negative. Treatment right now is pain medication. Four straight days of diarrhea, and associated cramping, have also added some distress. Hospital protocol insists that medication for this can not be given until three consecutive days of stool sampling has been concluded. When admitted to the hospital, check your modesty at the door. Those tests were concluded early this morning (Thursday), and medication has now been given. Add in some nausea and a weak appetite, and you have a very forgetful day. In addition, some of Jan's lab numbers were a bit low (hemoglobin), so two more units of blood were administered. We hope to give a better report later today.

On a lighter note, Jan had her phase-2 haircut. She's having her hair cut in stages to ease the transition. Leslie, from the Moffitt beauty salon, came up to Jan's room with scissors and shears in hand. A post-haircut photo will be added later today.