11/15 Update
Well, the good news is that the cardiologist ruled out blood pressure/heart rate as the cause of Shannon's excessive sweating. As a result, he dropped some of the heavy hitting medicines that she was on. That is a good thing because it was the side effects that were making her feel poorly. I had been doing lots of research on my own and decided to take a urine sample myself to the lab for analysis. Low and behold, she has a hefty urinary tract infection. Yea Dr. Eric! I don't think anyone followed up on it in the past because she has never run a fever. They noticed the bacteria in the hospital but that is common for someone with a supra pubic catheter. But they failed to do a culture on it (from what I'm guessing). She started antibiotics on Thursday and felt a little better today but is still sweating. I'm hoping that the antibiotics kick in in the next 24-48 hours. This isn't necessarily the cause, but it's our best bet for right now. I'm hoping for a happy Shannon this weekend.

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