Chills

We had an odd development about twenty minutes ago at 10:15 P.M. Out of the blue, like a bolt of lightning, Jan started shaking and shivering uncontrollably. One minute she felt fine, and the next we were calling for the nurse. Her temperature was immediately taken, and from a normal 98.7 just two hours ago, it had jumped to 100.3. A specialty nurse in charge of fevers was called in and ordered a hot blanket to be placed on her to eliminate the chills. Her temperature reduced to below 100 within minutes, but now has spiked again to 100.4. We had been told that an episode like this might occur, we just didn't know when. It's just so odd that she could feel perfectly fine one minute, and be feeling poorly the next. The doctor just came in and assured us that this is not unusual, and in fact is expected. However, protocal now insists that she have a chest xray, blood cultures, and switch from oral to I.V. antibiotics. That process is starting now. It's 11:00 P.M. and she's be readied to go to xray. Don't worry, I'll update you when I know more. She's in good hands.