Number 24

Number 24

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Fever + Neutropenia

= Hospital admission.

Jordon's dizziness continued along with new symptoms of cough, congestion, tunnel vision, headache, and leg pain.  So I monitored his temperature throughout the evening last night and around 1 am this morning it was 101.3.  I went to pack a bag and took it again and it had made its way to 102 and climbing.  His numbers were ok on Monday so we were not sure that admission would be necessary but when the local hospital took his CBC blood count his white blood count had plummeted to 0.3 (normal is 4.5).  So of course this means automatic admission until blood cultures come back and his A.N.C. (immune system) rises steadily.

The local hospital also took an x-ray and his right lung appeared to have a possible infection.  We are still waiting on the radiologist to read the x-ray's.  

Thank you for the prayers.  There are many many ways that they are being answered.

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