Hunters fevers dropped to around 102-103 degrees. He didn't have a fever all night until 8 am - so that is definitely an improvement.
Just to be safe the docs started an anti fungal. It usually takes 2-3 days of anti-fungal treatment to see a difference. A CAT scan was done and thankfully no fungus was found.
My thoughts are that he doesn't have an infection and it's just the Leukemia that is causing the fevers, but then again I'm a photographer not a doctor. The doctors do seem to think we should have seen more reduction in the fevers so they are still a little nervous. They mentioned that the main reason for fatality during AML chemo is infection and not the chemo.
He is officially neutropenic - meaning he has almost zero white blood cells and is completely vulnerable to any infection. We need to be very careful not to bring anything back. I've never washed my hands so much. Lenore and I entered this process as well adjusted individuals and we will leave - obsessive compulsive germaphobes!
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