TB Scare
I got a call from my sister while I was in a meeting with the CEO of my company. She left a voicemail, but I didn’t listen to it until about an hour later.
My mom is in the hospital – no other details. I rushed over to the new Kaiser Hospital in Irvine and tried to find where she was. She was admitted and I was sent upstairs. When I got there I talked to the nurse and she said I’d have to get in a gown and put on a respirator (similar to a surgical mask).
I was like, what!?!? She siad I had to put n the gear as she was in an isolation room. Again, I said, what?!?! She’s being isolated due to a threat that she might have TB (tuberculosis).
WHAT!?!?!
Turns out that two days ago my mom started to spit up blood. My dad took here in today as it started to get to be more blood than mucous with some blood in it. Gross, I know.
They are keeping her in the hospital to determine that she doesn’t TB before they move on to the next set of tests. An xray of her chest will be taken and that will be the first indicators. They also administered a PPD skin test.
She will be in the hospital for a minimum of three days as they try to get to the bottom of things.
I had to wear a mask since I haven’t been exposed to my mom since she started having symptoms. If she does have it, my sisters and their families will have to be tested as well as my dad. I haven’t been home in over a week, so I most likely don’t have it. Hoever, if it turns out she has it, I’m getting tested, regardless.
I went home feeling helpless, but my mom said to go home and get some rest. She knows I have been sleeping problems lately. I’ll check up on mom, tomorrow afternoon.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:23
Please be sure to let us know how she is doing. We do worry so.