Well, today ended up a lot more complicated than we thought it was going to be. Cindy had a follow appointment at the Gyn-Onc this morning and then her orthopedic appointment this afternoon.
The low grade fever hit early today, and when we saw Dr Smiley, she wasn't happy with Cindy's continued fever, chills , and increased white count despite her being on oral antibiotics since Friday. She decided to admit her to the hospital, check some blood cultures, and get her started on some IV antibiotics. The good news from her was that Cindy's surgery was able to be scheduled next week - Wednesday, July 8. we're both really glad she won't have to wait until the week of the 13th.
She did allow us to make a detour to the Ortho appointment, though. There we got some more good news - Cindy's ankle probably won't need surgery! Dr Murphy put her in a walking boot and hopefully the ankle will heal with some time and PT.
The IVC filter is still being placed tomorrow, but unfortunately it'll be an inpatient procedure rather than an outpatient one. Hopefully, though, she's on the road to getting rid of the persistent fevers which were really wearing her out.
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You are both in my thoughts and prayers every day, thank you so much for creating this blog! I agree, it's so much easier to update everyone this way!
ReplyDeleteYou remain in our prayers!
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