7-29-09 ER Visit

Came home from work Tuesday afternoon & found out that Chase is running a fever. His temp that time is around 100 F. I did not worry because he was still active. I left him in the room & went downstairs to have dinner. I just heard Wenn yelling my name because Chase is on the stairs steps with his face covered in blood. Everyone panicked. We managed to stop the bleeding in a few minutes. I called the hem./onc doctor on call (because it was after 5pm) and described what happened. I knew that the bleeding was not because of low platelets because his platelet count last Monday was normal. I don't think he bump into something because I did not hear him cry. We were instructed by the doctor to wait & re-check his temp in an hour and go to the ER if it is 100.3F & above. Well, it was high.
We arrived at CHLA before 10:30 PM. We went through the same routine. Chase was hysterrical when they were accessing his Port. His heart rate was at 159 bpm when they checked in the Triage. He was sleeping at that time. So, the doctor ordered some IV fluids because dehydration can cause an elevated rate. After 3-1/2 hours of wait in the room, we were told that his white blood count was good. So, they will just gave him some IV antibiotics (Ceftriaxone) and will send us home. We did not leave the hospital till 3:00 am.