Yesterday afternoon Jonathan started to cough...a lot. Last night none of us slept very well because he was coughing all night (and it didn't help that some loud punk kids had rented a couple of rooms across the hall). I actually left the hotel room at 3:30 in the morning, half asleep, and went to the grocery store to get him some cough medicine. I also needed some ibuprofen, since the night before I had slept wrong and it was really hurting my back to move or sit up.
When we all eventually woke up Jonathan sounded sick and was coughing on a lot of phlegm. A couple of days ago at our anesthesiology consult we were told that if he starts coughing or gets sick that we should call them as soon as possible. So, we tried but there really wasn't anyone around since it was Saturday. We eventually got in touch with an anesthesiologist who was on call. Long story short, we weren't totally sure what the next steps were after talking to her on the phone. It was possible that she was going to talk to our main doctor and cancel the procedures, but she also said we wouldn't have any information on rescheduling options until Monday. The problem for us is that we are supposed to be admitted tomorrow morning to start the process.
It's possible that this whole trip is over because Jonathan is getting sick. We understand that it's not a good idea to put someone under when they are coughing and hacking up a lung. We also have a test scheduled on Tuesday morning (after a catheter is placed on Monday) where he will need to sit very still for almost 6 hours. If he's coughing a lot or throwing up, this test won't be able to be completed.
So, we went up to the hospital late in the morning to get more information. No one was really around but we were able to check with admissions (and get their number) to make sure we still had everything scheduled in the computer for tomorrow. We will check back tomorrow morning before we head over there if Jonathan is doing better. Tonight he vomited in his sleep, so things aren't looking very good for the rest of this trip. We can always reschedule and come back out here if we have to, but obviously that would be less than ideal.
Here's hoping he wakes up tomorrow morning, his labored breathing is gone, he feels good, and our tests haven't been canceled. If things don't work out we might want to come back earlier, but I am not so sure there will be a ton of flight options over Thanksgiving week. If we keep our currently scheduled flights back, there is a chance the snow forecasted for Thanksgiving will complicate things as well.