The fever broke

Thank God for antibiotics!

It was a little bit scary when her fever peaked at 38.9C even after Tylenol (that's 103.6F). She was visibly not feeling well and she was burning up. Jeff asked if we had to be concerned about seizures, one of my worst fears. But it broke within a few hours and has stayed gone! She had a low grade fever (37.9C) earlier in the day and the Dr went ahead and ordered the blood cultures so now we're just waiting for those cultures to come back, which they will watch for 5 days. Evidently it's VERY common for stem cell transplant patients to have fevers; in fact they expect it. Of course I didn't know that at the time; I was planning for us to be home by Friday. It's possible she could still go home by Friday but it could be best to not have those expectations and just let the cycle go as it may. In any event, she is finally resting this morning, her temp is way down to normal and she is comfortable. More to come when the cultures come back.