Fighting Mantle Cell Lymphoma(All Posts)

Started out fine - working from home in case this thing acted up again, and then at about 9:30 the chills came on with a vengance. Put on extra layers, couldn't stop shaking (shivering), got in bed, put a heating pad under my back to heat up, was 99.5 b4 the heating pad, that raised it to 101.5. I'm going to the ER at Princeton, as the docs office wants to get me on anti-biotics asap, concerns about being septic (need to look it up).

I feel better now, not shivering, and we'll head off shortly. We'll get blood cultures taken, the works, just takes a bit of time. (don't want to get out of the bed though for fear of cold!)

Hung out at the hospital for a while, got blood tests (CBC - great counts, cultures), chest XRAY, EKG, all looked good. Nothing positive showed up, so hours later I was released, and Alex took me home (Thanks again!!)

Took 3 (325) Tylenol while at the hospital, and then 4 hours later 3 more, as I was starting to get chilled. The fever accompanies the chills... Started getting chilled at night again, and took more Tylenol at 9pm - helped. Called the on call onc just to keep him up to date.

Feel pretty good otherwise, just a bit tired, no doubt due to battling the fever...