Nurse Ratched Part 200

So, the new PICC line is working wondrously. However, when I returned this evening at 7.30 to administer the meds, my mom's cheeks were very pink. I immediately made her take off her quilt as well as her goose down blanket and took her temp...a blistering 101.8...damnit and gave her two Tylenol. I then phoned Dr. Paroly and my mom spoke with him. He told her that sometimes you can spike a fever during antibiotics and that's its better to have one during then after the treatment is done. He also told her that there is a tiny possibility that the PICC is already infected so we have to go in tomorrow and get a blood test done. Lets please hope that this is not the case...my mom's veins are crap and they always have been...so finishing the Vancomycin and doing chemo without a PICC or port could be bad.
Here is the temperature progress report...it gets better at the end, kids, I swear, I would not lie:
at 7.45pm it was 101.8
at 8.14pm it was 100.3
at 9.oopm it was 99.5
at 9.30 it was 98.8
I told you it got better.
I laid out her evening meds as well as some Tylenol for her to take every 4-6 hours and a big bottle of water.
Hopefully in the am, she will be fever free still. I feel terrible to have to tell everyone about this news, but its important and I'm sure that all of you want to know.
So, here is to hoping that the PICC is doing just fine, the infection is clearing, the fever is gone, and that the canser is vacating the building.
Thank you so much for all of your continued support, thoughts, prayers, wishes, jokes and all of the other good stuff! We truly appreciate each and everyone of you!
Also, thanks for sending out all of those good vibes for my friend...she is doing really good...shes a tough cookie, too!

"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."
Margaret Thatcher