It seemed that things were turning around on Thursday (almost back to normal) when Friday hit. On Thursday, Suzie decided that they would come back down to Portland for a change of scenery. Unfortunately, Friday hit and Suzie felt -- almost -- as bad as she did on Wednesday. The good news was she wasn't throwing up. The bad news was that she still had a headache.
I was worried that it was the result of the spinal tap. Everyone I know who has had that procedure had a terrible headache at the base of the head. I warned her of that when we talked on Thursday but since she was feeling better I assumed she was okay. Anyway, back to Friday, Suzie got Katie off to school and then she and Bonnie headed back to the ER. They, too, thought that since she was better on Thursday that it more than likely meant that it was not due to the spinal tap. However, they didn't see any issues with treating it like it was. There are two options - one meant going to downtown Seattle for treatment or the other was high dosages of caffeine and pain medication.
Suzie really wanted to get away so she opted for the latter and the three of them headed for Portland late Friday afternoon. I didn't know all of this was going on as I would have told them to stay and I would have driven up after work. They hit bad traffic leaving that late but Bonnie hung in there and got them to Portland with the directions given by a drug-induced Suzie!
She looked tired and drugged but pretty good when they arrived. All day Saturday, Bonnie, Katie and I worked to keep quiet and busy. We went to the pool, ran errands, and went to the park. Suzie slept most of the day and didn't say much so were were not really sure how she felt. We just stayed clear and tried to keep the apartment cool and quiet.
It is Sunday morning and she just woke up.... and looks almost like Suzie. She is moving and alert (always a good sign) and just said she doesn't feel bad. Let's hope she is back to new! I guess they will head back up sometime today.
A big thanks to Bonnie -- not sure how Suzie would have gotten through all of this without her help!
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Hey, no problem. You both have been a HUGE help to me all summer. I'm glad to help YOU guys in any way possible. All three of us can relate to headaches, and it's nice to have help through it all.
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