Emerald Hope

Day +6: Today was a hard one for Jen. She's in the middle of this limbo with her counts being nothing and she's on many meds with many side effects. It's hard for her to keep anything down. Today, she ran her first fever. She's been lucky that her vital signs have remained normal for this long. But, today, one changed. She told me this AM that she felt like she was getting a fever and she was right. They respond very quickly when you have a fever - blood cultures, chest x-ray, urinalysis, etc. They have to find out the cause and find it quickly. Though she's been on an antibiotic since the transplant, a stronger one was started. Her IV fluids were increased, her morphine pump was sped up, she was put back on a host vs graft IV medication which had been stopped shortly after the transplant. We won't know much until the results come in. They say everyone runs fevers during this crucial time and 90% of the time, all test results come back negative - it's just par for the course. We're hoping she's in that percentage. We'll let you know how she is tomorrow.

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