You did the right thing by going back to the hospital. Don’t fear the worst…This may just be what’s called a neutropenic fever. They happen. Sometimes it’s an infection, sometimes from an un assignable cause. In my case I didn’t have an infection that could be found, but was preemptively treated with antibiotics anyway. The hospital is the best place. They’ll keep a good eye on him.
He was also at the very lowest point in his life as far as blood counts…so he would feel just godawful. It’s an unexplainable feeling and it’s usually on that last day before engraftment! It’s like the ‘darkest hour is just before dawn’ moment.

So, that tiny rise in his white count is actually huge…considering how low it was! When there’s even a small increase in the blood test after transplant at this stage…that’s a really good sign! I know it looks like just a minuscule increase but what you’re seeing is only a tiny portion of what is already in production inside of his bones!! The white cells in his blood means there’s enough in the marrow that now they are starting to spill out and rush to the rescue!
So this is an awesome sign! It generally means engraftment of his new stem cells!! That’s a hallelujah moment!!!
Give him an air hug for me!! He’s going to start feeling a lot better tomorrow! Ok, not ready to party yet but a drastic difference that yesterday. ☺️