Hydration working; elecrolyte numbers almost normal. Rash improving at least a little bit. John even thinks he feels a little better today.
The dehydration could have been at least partially due to "insensible loss" through the rashy, peeling skin. Rehydration is accompanied by drops in the blood cell counts. They may have been concentrated in a smaller volume and now that more fluids have been introduced the concentration/ cell count is lower. The counts are still ok even though they are lower - 4.2 wbc, 9.2 hemoglobin, 92,000 platelets.
Just a tidbit from John's doctor in case you ever need to increase your sodium and lower your potassium at the same time - Regular Campbell's chicken noodle soup (not the low sodium version) will increase sodium without increasing the potassium. Most foods high in sodium are also high in potassium. Interestingly, John had started requesting Campbell's chicken noodle soup a couple of weeks ago before we knew about any of this; he was just hungry for it. I guess we should trust our guts.
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