Infection Lands Cancer Survivor in Hospital

Yes, that's right, I'm back in a Room With A View again, likely due to some kind of infection - we'll find out today after some test results return. Last night, I remarked that I was feeling feverish while hanging out with the family in SB. Lee Anne's eyes lit up and she went looking for a thermometer.

I told my Dad and Chris that the night before, I was so chilled that I had about 10 minutes of uncontrolled shaking. I was working on the computer at home with Kent Dyer, my friend from Colorado and did not realize that I had gotten so cold. By the time I noticed it, I was really cold, and the feeling I felt then was feverish also. He said that he had never seen anyone shake so hard! I do not have much body fat content, so when I get cold, I really feel it!


So Lee Anne comes back with this antique thermometer from the medicine cabinet. We stick it under my tongue, and three minutes later she exclaimed "One Hundred and Three!!" I said that it felt like less than the night before, when I was shaking so much, and that I had not died as a result. That didn't go over so well, so she decided to call Dr. Rosenblum. After hearing the description of the thermometer we were using, they decided that a quick trip to the Rite Aid would be time well spent.

A half hour later, the new thermometer (ear sensor type) revealed a temperature of 102.6, so we're off packing for a stay at the 'spittle. Funny thing is, once they take my temperature here at Cottage, it's only 101 degrees! Still, if there's a low-grade infection, it will be good to catch it early. Not much sleep here, with all the pokes and prods of blood tests and all.