See-Saw

Okay, didn't get home til 11:00 pm last night so I went right to bed. Yesterday, Jim had a fairly good day with fever in am controlled with Tylenol, had a nice visit with Pat and Rick from 2--5:30 pm while I went to view Kathleen and Dan's baby's sonogram in the afternoon. At 6:00 pm his temp shot way up again and he called me to tell me he was "freezing" and couldn't get warm. He gets a little confused when he has fever so I went back to NIH in the evening till about 10:30 pm. This morning he sounds better, says he thinks he slept, but the nurses say he was restless all night. Today the Infectious Disease doctor ordered a CT scan and he'll probably have it around 11:15 (drank the contrast at 10:10), so I have a little time before I go over there.

Not sure why the CT scan until I speak with the doctor, but I suspect they want to make sure they're not missing anything else. Forgot to mention that on Wednesday his stool specimen showed positive for C. Difficile which is a nasty little germ which throws out toxins and causes colitis (thus the diarrhea). They've been treating it with Flagyl since Tuesday when it was suspected. Also yesterday his neutrophils hit 30 (normal is 1,780--5,380) so he is still nadiring (is that a word???) but as we've been told that is what is expected from the chemo. But it also means he is soooooooooooo vulnerable to infection, thus the isolation.

Thanks again for the support, love and prayers. Special thanks to Pat and Rick for yesterday and in advance to Joe and Ann who will be going out there this pm. Love, Barbara

Oh I almost forgot, "New Kid Henry" at 32 weeks gestaion is about 5 lbs., with normal (for a Fay) head size and abdomen same size as head, which I understand is what it should be. #12 should arrive the first week in June and we all eagerly await her/his arrival! Go Kath!