At 2:00am Scott was feeling hot and had a temperature of about 100 degrees. At about 3:00am he was very cold and his temperature went up to 100.4. The nurse took some cultures and started him on antibiotics. At 4:30am the doctor came in to see him. The doctor said that even though he may or may not need antibiotics, they decided to take precautions since his blood counts are so low.
At about 8:00am the day staff greeted Scott with much celebration. They explained that the fever is an indication that his stem cells are beginning to engraft. So, the nurses told him that the fever process is likely to happen again tonight. The good news is: they are predicting that his white count should be higher tomorrow. His platelets have already begun to rise. We just need to pray that his fever doesn’t become too high.
By the way, did any of you shake, rattle and roll while the earthquake was doing its thing? I was sleeping but woke up when my bed began to shake. I wondered if I was dreaming or if we were having an earthquake. Still half asleep, I wondered if there might be some kind of an alarm. I thought about getting up but where would I go? Scott said his hospital bed shook, too. However, all is well here in Indianapolis. I hope all of you are safe also.
