Cheryl was scheduled to start her fourth round of chemo today but that has been put on hold for a bit. She started running a fever last Saturday of around 102. The fever would drop after taking a full dose of Tylenol bu as soon as it wore off, the fever would return. The doctor called in a prescription for Augmentin (antibiotic) which she has been taking twice daily since Saturday evening and her fever continues to return when the Tylenol wears off. She has also been having a dry cough when talking or during mild exertion.
When we arrived for her chemo appointment this morning, the PA took her back to an exam room and updated her vitals. She seemed to think that there is something going on with the pleural effusion in Cheryl's right lung cavity so she had a chest x-ray done at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Those results were inconclusive so they sent her over to the hospital for a CT scan of her chest and have scheduled her an appointment on Monday 7/25 with Dr. Wumi. He is the pulmonologist that gave Cheryl her initial diagnosis last summer. She was given a prescription for another antibiotic to take in the meantime.
After Dr. Wumi figures out what is causing the persistent fever and gets it under control Cheryl will be put back on the chemo schedule.
Please be in prayer that this problem can be resolved quickly and that it will not delay further treatment.
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