Back to the hospital to start the 4 days of Cytarabine. I was shocked to see that his blood counts were really high, considering. His Doctor’s say they will drop a lot over the next week or two, but right now he is feeling good and we will take it! He got the chemo today, and the nurse comes to the home the next 3 days, but then we don’t go back to the hospital until 2 weeks from today! (as long as he feels good)… then the next visit is to check his blood counts, and 3 weeks from today he goes into the next phase.
Next phase is back into Interim Maintenance. They said the doses start off lower than they did last time he went through it, but it lasts as long (2 months). He will go in every 10 days for treatment. That was, I think, our hardest phase so far. That is the phase he got the mouth sores, and the foot drop. We’re hoping that those things don’t return.
In the waiting area, they have a box full of donated hats and such. Owen found this bandana today and loved it. Goes right along with his love for Pirate Baseball!!
by evanshou
Hey Matey!!! He looks adorable.