Day 20 , ICU fever and chills but feeling better now, TEST RESULTS.

She spent the night and today in the ICU with breathing difficulties and pains in the chest probably costochondritis, a condition of inflammation of the rib cage cartilage. Slept good last night but woke to a fever, shakes and chills. The ICU bronchosppy  showed fluid and some pneumonia. A sample of the fluid was sent to the lab and results are yet to come back. She was up and walked today twice.  Feeling better than this morning. Hallie brought in tacos for lunch, nice tasty change. As we talked to each other and the doctors today in the ICU,we asked about going home (meaning the 8th floor East). Tomorrow is 3 weeks so we are getting used to being home here.

"The bone marrow biopsy results came back today. The purpose of the biopsy was to see if the chemotherapy had done its job by eradicating, or at least suppressing, the cancer in the bone marrow to the point that a bone marrow transplant would be possible. If you don't kill the bone marrow, and thus the cancer, the bone marrow transplant will not be of benefit. Unfortunately, the results of the bone marrow biopsy show that the chemotherapy did not have the desired affect. The cancer is still present and may have even progressed a little DESPITE the chemotherapy. All hope is not lost, there is another drug called Vidaza that the doctors want to try in the hopes that it will suppress the cancer enough. Patients usually tolerate it pretty well. Needless to say, Diane is feeling let down and deflated. Your thoughts, prayers, visits, and support are needed now more than ever as she rallies herself for another attempt at beating this cancer."