If anyone has any idea how many times we've gone up and down over the past 7 months, please let me know. :)
Thursday was much of the same as what I wrote earlier. She was doing much better Friday as the antibiotics appeared to be taking over against the infection. More importantly her fever had subsided for over 48 hours until Saturday night...
Saturday night she started feeling poorly again, but the nurses said even then she's doing a lot better than she was when she entered the hospital. Her temperature was higher and nausea returned.
The big news is Friday her biopsy was positive which means they are could begin neupogen shots in preparation for a transplant, and were even talking about a schedule. There was a time prior to her fever coming back Saturday that she may have gone home yesterday.
Now they say she will be in the hospital longer and it's potentially pneumonia. For some reason these chemo-induced illnesses mom's gotten sure do have a way of being difficult to confirm. At one point, it was strep. Then they thought she had an infection from the picc line. Now pneumonia? Seriously - that seems like every possibility underneath the sun!
All in all though, she's doing well - able to exercise although shortness of breathe comes with it, is pretty alert, and the fever is present at a manageable (i.e. not 104 degree) level. That's the update for now.
Conor
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Okay, Captain Cathi, time to WHIP those germs right outta there!!! You have such a great team working with you and for you and supporting you - we are all sending the power of persuasion to knock out the latest round of germs. Okay - kind of lame I know.
I'm glad you're able to exercise and able to keep moving. Every step forward is another step closer to success!!
love, gail
Conor, thanks so much for the post. I have been so worried. I could tell she was finally reading emails but not up to responding. I had decided if no word today, I'd be calling someone!
Thinking of all of you. Love, DEB
Conor, guess I was expecting, HOPING, Cathi to be well enough to make the posts or email. Sorry, didn't mean to chastise you, hope you didn't take it that way. I know you have your hands FULL.
You two getting any sleep? I'm always envious of people with babies who sleep! DEB
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