.....it's always something

Well I have been looking forward to this day for 5 weeks ..... it is the day I give her the final does of dex ( the steroid).  BUT .... just when I had something positive to look forward to - the Doctor called.  Turns out that Aly has an infection on her port incision AND her blood.  Sooo........ off to the cancer clinic we went all prepared to be admitted.  They did the routine bloodwork and gave her some antibiotics for her infection.  Since the bacteria in the wound and the blood were they same, and she didnt have a fever, doctors are pretty sure that its a contamination infection, which means that the wound was infected, and each time the port was accessed it was pushed into her blood.  And to top it all off she is still having issues with her right arm.  She seems to be favouring it and really hasn't moved her right hand in a couple of days.  The xrays were clear, so the next step is an ultrasound, then a potential bone scan to ensure that the infection is not impacting her to that extent. 
  As a result of all of this, her bone marrow test and spinal tap scheduled for Thursday will likely be pushed out to Friday.  Whent he doctor told me that I looked him straight in the eye and said - - this doesn't mean she needs to continue to take her steriods does it????  He resonded with a firm "no".  Phew ... not sure I would have taken that news well.  As long as those are done, and she is in the hospital I know that she will get the care that she needs.
Once we got up to her room the nurse took her temperature and it was 38.1 - - so she had a fever.  They gave her some tylenol and seemed to do the trick.  As usual, she ate and ate and ate tonight - -first a slice of pizza, then a cheesburger from McD's, then more pizza, some chicken and veggies and half a banana - - - and about 3 sippy cups of milk.  Now, finally, at 9:20 she is fast asleep.....hopefully she is out for a bit and gets some well deserved rest.
......not too sure what is on the schedule for tomorrow, but I will keep updating.