Big Time, Big Temp, Big Worry

Sorry I haven[t blogged for a bit but I was held up up a bit.

Friday at the clinic I had my regular intrgam infusion and as sometimes happens because of the cold IV and the cold room I get the shivers a bit. Usually a blanket and a walk aroune after fixs this. But I was still shaking as bluey I I went to a morning movie. We barely got seated ans the lights down when I realized that not only could I not stop the shakes but I was feeling hot flashes and was feeling ill in my tummy. So we left the film 10minutes into and were back at the clinic in an hour after I left. I was immediately slapped down and poked etc. and found a temperature of 40 degrees! I was 36.5 an hour and half earlier! that fast. They took blood cfor cluturing and send me up stairs to a bed in the hospital. I started vomiting and halucinating (something about Joyce's tap shoes). I was r=pretty rough for the afternoon and evening but settked to sleepa nd at midnight obs the temp was down to normal. I've been on IV antibiotics since.

Feeling fine now and I had my bone marrow biospy today as scheduled as part of the finalization so that was good. They have figured out that the infection is in my hickman's so that is coming out tomorrow afternoon at my fourth hospital! where they could get theatre space on short notice. I;ll be getting a canular each time I go to clinic from now on or maybe a PiCT line. smaller than a hickmans and goes in from the arm. We'll see.

so Bluey was really really scared but stood up wellunder pressure and now we know why they wanted me within 20 minutes of the clinic/hospital. But they know the bacteria invlovled and they are using a targeted antbiotic so I get out of here straight from the day procedure of removing my hickman's Wednesday afternoon.

Just a note Jo and Gene's russian Terriers gave birth a week ago and one of them is destined to come to us we hope, and they are doing well.

more later Chris