A slight change

Randy felt a bit better so we walked two laps this morning. Within 5 minutes things got busy because the nurse was concerned about his morning vitals and called the Stat RNs. Five of them showed up (they seem travel on packs) but the respiratory nurses left without seeing Randy. The guy from yesterday asked Randy questions, checked a few things, and changed a setting on the Tely-box. The consensus was that his fevers are probably a result of engraftment (stem cells maturing) but because of the high risk of infection they have to eliminate everything else. So Randy got another EKG.

Mid morning he started sweating profusely. The nurse who checked him said it looked like his fever had finally broken! At last!

Unfortunately the fever came back a couple of hours later. Time for more Tylenol and antibiotics. They did some CT scans which were almost clear. "Almost" isn't good enough so he got a broader antibiotic in his IV

The Charge Nurse changed his CVL dressing with Student Nurses watching every move - this is, after all, a teaching hospital.

So for a couple of hours Randy finally felt like he was getting better, which is something to be grateful for. The rest of the day he was exhausted and listless. Breakfast was the last of Glenda's scones but he didn't have an appetite for anything else all day, which doesn't help. In spite of no appetite, he continues to eat the dried papaya that he brought with him. One of the nurses at Dr. Rohatgi's office said it would help increase his platelet count. 

This fever absolutely wipes him out - I've never seen anything like it. I don't know if it's the type of fever or because he doesn't have an immune system but I am so glad the staff take it very seriously. It's also a bit scary, knowing they do so because they've seen it go bad. But we rest in faith tonight, as always.