Thursday March 29,
2012
During the night and most of the day today, I have been feverishness. With chemo, if you have a fever of 100.5, it’s
considered to be an emergency. This afternoon when I reached 100.3, I decided
to call the clinic and see what to do. It was closed and the after-hours office
told me I needed to get to the nearest Emergency Room to be evaluated. Lincoln
was still at work, but Jeannee came right over and she drove me to the
hospital. She sat with me until Lincoln arrived. We spent about 3
hours having my blood drawn, a chest x-ray done, and I received an IV bag of antibiotics just for good measure. They said everything looks good
except for the cancer and the fact that I had a fever. When it was all done, we
took the report of their tests and they told me to check in with the doctor
tomorrow.
The nurse that helped me was a young man, probably in his 20’s. As we
spoke, he mentioned that he had been undergoing chemo therapy for some kind of
large tumor in his chest. They had opened him up, removed 2 ribs and the tumor. He followed up with chemo/radiation therapy. Tonight was his first night back at work in a few months. He looked so healthy
and young and strong. It was hard to imagine that he had cancer. I realize that
cancer is not picky about who gets it. It can happen to anyone, regardless of
age, race, color, or lifestyle. I wished him all the best and he expressed the
same sentiments to me. I don’t like cancer, at all.
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