Fever, Go Away!

I am so sick of fevers! On top of the fact that they make Kate feel badly beyond the normal stress of chemo and drugs and iv's and everything else; they also make it impossible to have a normal day. She finally has a strong enough immune system to be able to see people and get out of the Hem/Onc Unit, and she gets a fever. She feels ill and is confined to the room, or at least the unit. I feel so bad for her. One of the side effects of the High dose Ara-C (one of the chemo drugs) is a fever and flu like symptoms. Her fever was at 100.6 the last time we checked, at 101 we will draw blood cultures and give her tylenol. Although fevers are a side effect from the Ara-C we have to start her on antibiotics and treat it as a normal fever until the blood cultures prove it otherwise. Please pray that it is only a side effect and will go away. She is on day three and only has two more days of this round. Thank You for your prayers.