Blood work, Platelets, and Infections

Early morning yesterday Jeff's temperature spiked and worried the doctors and nurses. Because his temperature went up and his neck and back have been stiff and his energy levels are low, they thought he might have an infection in his spinal fluid. By the time we got to the hospital at 11am he had already had blood work 4 times and when we left for the night the blood work count was up to 8. During one of those times it even took 4 pokes before they could get any blood. The reason for all the blood work is Jeffs blood isn't producing a clotting agent and so his blood is too thin. In order to find out if there is an infection in his spine, they have to do a lumbar puncture but they didn't want to do a lumbar puncture unless they knew for sure he wouldn't bleed out because his blood isn't clotting. So, they had to give him platelets in order to get his blood to start clotting so they could stick a needle in his back to find out if he has an infection. It makes me tired just thinking about it. Jeff has been feeling "with it" just super tired. When I asked if he wanted to write something yesterday, he said he wasn't up for it just yet. He ate a little bit more yesterday than he did the day before. They still havent done the lumbar puncture since his blood still isnt at a safe level but hopefully they can do that today.