Day 62
Well, John is back in Emory, the hospital that is. He woke up Thursday with a headache but chose drive himself to the clinic for his scheduled blood test. I met him there in the afternoon. He was asleep and the nurses said that he had spiked a fever of 101.5. Any fever for a person without an immune system is a serious thing, so they admitted him. Except for a few hours, I’ve been there with him until now.
The doctors have identified the cause of his fever as a blood infection. (No, he did not get sick from my cooking.) They have been watching him closely and giving him the strongest antibiotics they have. His fever has been up to 104 and down again, but averages about 101-102. Because of the headaches they may do a CAT scan today and perhaps a spinal tap to check for cancer cells in its fluid.
John has been half conscious most of the time and too worn out to hurt that much, I think. He was worried that he wouldn’t get to finish and post his cartoon yesterday, but outside of that, he’s just been resting.
Dr. Khoury is the duty doctor now, which is very good. He says that John will probably be in through next week if things go well. His immune system should have returned enough then to give him some protection and to allow him to travel for a quick trip to Seattle the following week.
That’s about where it stands for now. Not much to do but sit and give it all some time. Thanks for keeping us in mind.
The doctors have identified the cause of his fever as a blood infection. (No, he did not get sick from my cooking.) They have been watching him closely and giving him the strongest antibiotics they have. His fever has been up to 104 and down again, but averages about 101-102. Because of the headaches they may do a CAT scan today and perhaps a spinal tap to check for cancer cells in its fluid.
John has been half conscious most of the time and too worn out to hurt that much, I think. He was worried that he wouldn’t get to finish and post his cartoon yesterday, but outside of that, he’s just been resting.
Dr. Khoury is the duty doctor now, which is very good. He says that John will probably be in through next week if things go well. His immune system should have returned enough then to give him some protection and to allow him to travel for a quick trip to Seattle the following week.
That’s about where it stands for now. Not much to do but sit and give it all some time. Thanks for keeping us in mind.
