Day 19: Lots of Tests

We left the Sunday update with Charlie throwing up and us not really knowing what was wrong with him. He had a rough night with a lot of discomfort and vomiting. He had an IV put in again and was given fluids.

Of course, the thing about being in a hospital is there are plenty of people that can help eliminate the possibility of this being something more serious than an upset stomach. So, X-rays etc. were ordered. He was put inside a giant donut.


He started feeling better as the day went on. I arranged for Henry to go and stay with Aly's mom Suellen and I went in to the hospital to see him.

The tests all came back clear - no appendicitis or anything scary. He did, however, have an excess of stool.

So, for the second  update in a row, I am talking about poop. The conclusion of it all was that his big Sunday morning poop wasn't enough. He was given a bit more help and encouraged to keep drinking lots of water and get some more fiber in him.

I left on Monday evening with everything feeling like it was back on track. 

With nobody in the house to be responsible for (apart from a dog and two cats) I poured a glass of wine. And then another. Eventually, I got the message from our cat Bettywhite that it was a Monday and it was time to shut it down and go to bed.



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