Welp, this was unexpected.

It was a really nice Easter Sunday.  Despite the rain, we enjoyed morning worship, then had my parents, Lynne & her family, Trip & Michael all over for Easter dinner - an almost full table of twelve. 

Then about 9:30 Bobby said he had a headache and noticed a couple of raised spots in his left armpit. Took a couple of tylenol and went to bed. About 11, he started throwing up, and by 2am, the spots had become large welts, followed by about a dozen more welts on his chest and back. By 8, he was covered, and had been throwing up every 30 minutes. We headed to the ER. They started him on Zofran for nausea, steroids and benedryl for the rash. Things move slow in the ER, we finally saw the doc about 3pm and he admitted him to the ICU as a precaution against respiratory complications. He's been on more of the same meds all night, including breathing treatments every four hours. This morning, he's a little better. The welts have become huge, but have flattening out. He's itching like crazy, especially on the palms of his hands.

The cause is still a mystery.  The current contenders are:

1. The VEGF Trap chemo. Unlikely since he's been on it for 4 months, but since it's a clinical trial it has to be reported and considered.

2. Keflex, the antibiotic he was on last week for a sinus infection. Dr Keller thinks the steroid shot
he got at the same time he started the Keflex was masking an allergic reaction. Once the steroid wore off, the reaction started.  Dr Motazadi, the internist, is more skeptical.

3. Insect bite.  Bobby did some yard work Saturday afternoon, maybe he got bit or exposed to something in the backyard.  Seems like the reaction would have been earlier if this was the case.

4. Obscure cause. They are running some tests and consulting with an infectious disease specialist to investigate other out-of-the-ordinary causes.  Calling Dr House...

5. Something he ate.  It better not be my cooking, just saying.

Looks like we'll be in the hospital today, and most likely for another night.