Today wasn't a great day. Jaimee felt really sick this morning. She felt like she had a fever, but she doesn't think it was actually a fever. She felt nauseous and didn't eat for most of the day and her head hurt too much to even watch TV. She talked to the doctor's office and they weren't concerned by this. These symptoms are not unusual for someone with a brain abscess.
The doctor said she could skip the antibiotics today, since she was feeling so crappy. So she was able to stay in bed and get some rest. She has had 4 days of good antibiotic treatment, so missing one day wouldn't be a problem. Tomorrow she will go get more antibiotics, and another IV.
One big problem with IVs is Jaimee's veins are so bad, there are very few veins they can use. If they use a bad vein, it can disintegrate minutes after the IV goes in, so they have to start all over. To get to the best vein, they have to go thru her wrist (palm side), which is more painful than a typical IV. And after 4 days of IVs, her arms are really sore.
Hopefully her good veins will hold out. She is scheduled for another scan on Monday, and we won't get the results until Tuesday. Hopefully the scan will show that the antibiotics are working and the abscess is getting better.
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