Fighting Mantle Cell Lymphoma(All Posts)

Ended up in the ER last night - fever got to 100.9, called the doc, and Colleen said to come in (want to make sure nothing's growing, etc.). So Alex gave me a ride there around 8pm, getting there at 9apm, a bit crowded so it took a little while, and then we waited in a hallway on a gurney. They took a chest x-ray (looked good), drew some blood, and talked to Goy. The fever had subsided to 99.4 by the time I had gotten there, and Goy was good with letting me go, just monitor it, and take Tylenol if it spikes again. I'm still scheduled for chemo tomorrow (a scheduling error bumped it from Wed to Thurs).

Many thanks to Alex for the trip - we ended up getting home arounnd 3am, but it was home...

It is kind of lame being in the ER for a fever, but it helps when you say 'cancer related' after to give it some credibility. (one of the conversatoins Alex and I had while waiting, and waiting, and...)

Weird. Started getting chilly around 1pm this afternoon, put on a sweatshirt (over my flan and t-shirt), and was still chilly. So I got in bed with the heating pad for my back, and to warm me up, and cranked up the heat in the bedroom. (Our master bedroom has separate heat since it was an addition.) Getting warmer, but sure enough, there's a temp, got up to 101.0, took a tylenol, and wait and see. It's pretty much the same story as yesterday, and since they drew blood then and weren't concered, it s/b the same today. If it goes much higher, I'll call. I'm still scheduled to go in tomorrow, so they'll have me under close observation.