They took blood and then we had to wait for the results to come back. Byron's neurosurgeon was in surgery so they couldn't ask him to look at the results until he finished.
Mostly they think he's is doing great which is good. They are worried about a very enlarged lymph node behind his right ear. And that his white blood cell count is 26, was 23 this morning, and should be 5.
At the nuerosurgeons request, they have decided to admit us overnight, but the hospital is completely full so we are going to spend the night in the ER. Byron will be given IV antibiotics and then in the morning they will decide what to do next. If the lymph is getting smaller than he can go back to Blythedale on an oral antibiotic. If it is getting larger than more tests may be needed.
I am going to stay here tonight and Bob will take the car back to Loch Sheldrake. Byron is a little wired but in generally good spirits. He really wants to go home so all this is seen as a major side track to Byron. But the adventure continues!
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