Isolation

I'm sitting in an isolation room with a sleeping Alex while the doctors determine what they want to do about this persistent fever. Over the last two and a half days it has gone as high as 104.0 - Right now, it is at 103.4. He is chilled, and flush, and has no energy. It sucks to see our son so worn out, and I can't do anything for him.

They are concerned that it might be a flu, although he isn't exhibiting all of the flu-like symptoms. They even mentioned Swine Flu - but, it may just be a nasty virus or just a side effect of the Cyterabine.

The doctors are perplexed that his ANC counts keep rising (5,500 today) because after the two weeks of Chemo he has just done, his counts should be plummeting, not rising. His Platelet count and Red Blood Cell count are cooperating with the Chemo, but his White Blood Count keeps rising instead of falling. I don't know what that means, and I refuse to speculate at this point.

So, we wait...I don't even know if we are coming home tonight...