It has been a rough week for Connie, as many of you know she was within a half hour of being release from the hospital on Sat. 9/25 but started running a fever. She ran a temperature from Sat. until Thursday anywhere from 100 to 104. On Thursday it seemed the worst was over as she stopped running such a high fever and was pretty much back in the normal range.
On Thursday around 10am, Connie developed an irregular/elevated heart beat, this in turn caused her blood pressure to drop. The doctors decided it would be best to move her to ICU to more closely monitor her. After a couple different types of treatment, the doctors were able to get the heartbeat under control and her blood pressure back up. These symptoms are all a result of the chemo she had been receiving. Unfortunately though, this has happened a few times now since Thursday, which means that Connie remains in the ICU at UWMC.
Connie had me take this photo so you could see the many different IV's they had her on. As we like to call it Fred (the name that her IV pole was given) and her many cocktails. Connie is a braver woman than I, I know the last thing I would request is to have my picture taken.
We are hoping that the bone marrow results will be back on Monday from the biopsy they did on Friday (there is a chance that we may not hear anything until Tuesday though). Once we know something we will pass this information on.
As you can imagine it has been a tough week for Connie and her family, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Connie you are an amazing woman and I am so proud of you and admire you for continuing the fight like you have. I know you can beat this. God loves you and so does your family. Many, many many prayers are coming your way.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about you and praying for you.
ReplyDeleteSandra