Well, crap.

One of Milo's crickets has escaped.

It's crawling cheerfully up the wall.

ARGH!

-- Lorrie

countgeiger Update (14 October, 1245)

The Official Prognosis is that he'll be out of the hospital on FRIDAY, to be picked up by cruz531 (also known as Mr. pentaclemoon). The color of his entire leg is improving, swelling is somewhat reduced, although the area of swelling hasn't receded much. Temperature is still elevated, of course, and for those of you playing the Wheel of Chemistry home game, he's on a vancomycin IV and soon to be on Vicodin for the pain that still happens whenever he gets up.

After a lot of soul-searching and heart-tearing, and considerable discussions with dpaxson and countgeiger, I...will be going to Los Angeles. It's not what anyone would prefer, but cruz531 has medical training and time--frankly, training that I don't. countgeiger will be in better hands for all practical purposes, although obviously I win in the cuddle department.

But it's also so that dpaxson also needs me. I can't be in two places at once, but I can trust my community to take care of the piece of my heart that I must leave behind.

And so I do.

In the meantime, he's still at Kaiser Oakland, room 624. There's a free shuttle from MacArthur BART every twenty minutes that will deposit you at the east hospital entrance, and pretty cheap parking garages on Howe (hospital east entrance) and the new one on Broadway (hospital main entrance). Follow signs to the Tower Elevators, take them to 6, turn left when you get out of the elevator, through that door, then right, then the second left for room 624. He's in the bed furthest from the door.

Especially, he'd appreciate company tomorrow while I'm out of town.

My love and thanks to you all.

-- Lorrie