Day Plus 28,29,30,31,32-I've Got the Fever

Wednesday and Thursday were pretty quiet. Friday night, however, I ended up with a low grade fever of about 100.7 degrees. Becky called the hospital to find out if there was anything we should do. In the end I ended up just taking a Tylenol, but they also wanted me to come in on Saturday morning to the Cancer Center to get checked out. What I thought was going to be a quick visit ended up being a 7 hour stay. They performed some bloodwork, a urine sample, and a swab (they take this very thin, long swab and put it far down your nose to test for any viruses), gave me fluids, magnesium, and a chest x-ray. And there was a lot of waiting in between. All the tests came back negative. They think the virus just could be a result of my body fighting the grafted bone marrow. On Sunday, we were able to Skype into church service again. Later that Sunday, my parents and sister came by to visit bearing gifts as requested: Frosted Mini Wheats, toilet paper, and paper towels. My low-grade fever continued to persist that day, so later that evening, Becky called the hospital again. The doctor wanted her to pickup some antibiotics for me to start taking. Up to this day, my nausea also continues to come and go. It comes on real strong for several minutes, where I am able to either wait it out, take some Ativan to get rid of it almost immediately, or just vomit if it becomes too overwhelming.

Everyday I am reminded that while it seems like the worst is over, these low-grade fevers and nausea remind me that I am not back to normal health. The same can be said with how we are to trust in God both in the largest of trials like getting a bone marrow transplant, and even in the minutia of daily everyday life, like minor fevers, and occasional nausea. We can easily think that God will deal with all the big things, and I will deal with all the little things. But that is not the case.

Psalm 55:22 says "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."

1 Peter 5:6-7 says "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

There is no anxiety, worry, care, or trial, big or small, that the Lord will not handle, because He cares for His children, those who trust Him. So it is with boldness and confidence that I can cast these fevers and nausea on the Lord.