Day +5

So, today was a day of dichotomies.

Zoe started the day with more verve and pluck than I've seen in her since last Wednesday. She had periods of chattiness and even happy playfulness that were great to see after several days of pain and misery.

Then the fever started to spike.

They measure everything in celsius--anything up to 37.4 is not considered worrisome. At 37.4 they begin to monitor the temperature every 15 minutes. She got up to 38.6 this afternoon. They took some blood samples to have cultures run; they moved her chest X-ray up from tomorrow to today to see if there is anything going on in her lungs.

The upside is that her blood pressure is also a bit elevated--the nurse says that a fever with accompanying low blood pressure is more worrisome. She also, after a nap, still maintained the heightened level of alertness and engagement--also a good sign. She didn't seem to be in too much discomfort.

They tell us that fevers are common in transplant patients, and they can't always say why they occur. We'll know more in 48 hours when the blood culture results return; in the meantime they will continue to monitor her closely.

As my chiropractor, whom I visited for a much needed adjustment today, said--I have plenty of good reasons to either worry, or not worry.

So, where do I throw my energy?

Really, do I even have the capacity to choose?

Ask me again in a couple of days.
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