Thanks for your comments, Andy and Dana.
Last night I developed a fever. It persisted, so they sent me to the ED to be checked. One reason I'm glad I'm not yet home, which is an hour drive!
In addition, I had developed a very annoying pain in my right calf, starting the day I was released. I had an appointment in the ITA yesterday and brought it up, but the Physician Assistant was not too worried because there was no redness, no fever at that moment, and minimal swelling. When I went to Emergency, they decided to do an ultrasound to check for blood clots, and found I have a small one in my right leg.
The doc said they are a bit more common in amyloidosis patients, as the balance between the clotting and not clotting cells (that's the way he explained it) can be thrown off due the deposits in the kidney. It should dissolve on its own and is less dangerous than one above the knee. But I need to be watched to make sure it is not getting bigger. If it does,they will use blood thinners to stop the spread of it.
So, I'm back in the hospital for a couple of days to be monitored and make sure the fever does not come back. It was quite a surprise, but I had been told it's very common to have to come back.
I'm feeling pretty good today. I'm on some decent pain meds, so I am back to a little sunnier outlook on life! I will overcome!
