We started the new drugs yesterday. It’s the first chemo he’s had since September so we were all anxious. Ricky is feeling very good, looks great and has had no headaches or nausea for the last week. His pre-chemo exam was good; the doctors are impressed with his health and attitude. His platelets reached 94,000, which was great news since the concern was that the new drugs would further suppress his bone marrow. They didn’t want to start anything until he reached 100,000, but I pushed to get going sooner since the clock is running and the tumor isn’t waiting.
It took eight and a half hours before we could leave. Ricky did okay, but did get sick to his stomach half way through and is having blurred vision off and on. His blood pressure was elevated, and he felt pretty poorly. But Ricky being Ricky, we stopped for Chinese on the way home and he had egg drop soup, some Chinese tea and some ginger chicken (he told me the ginger would help his nausea), and he ate well. He took the leftovers for breakfast this morning. Not sure if he’s going to school today or not.
It took eight and a half hours before we could leave. Ricky did okay, but did get sick to his stomach half way through and is having blurred vision off and on. His blood pressure was elevated, and he felt pretty poorly. But Ricky being Ricky, we stopped for Chinese on the way home and he had egg drop soup, some Chinese tea and some ginger chicken (he told me the ginger would help his nausea), and he ate well. He took the leftovers for breakfast this morning. Not sure if he’s going to school today or not.
EDIT: He's going to try going to school this morning. He feels "pretty good".
Next treatment is in two weeks. Personally, this was a very hard day for me. Bittersweet that we finally got back into treatment, but hard to watch your child endure something like this when he should just be in school learning math and enjoying his many friends.
Keep sending the positive thoughts and prayers our way!
Bill
Next treatment is in two weeks. Personally, this was a very hard day for me. Bittersweet that we finally got back into treatment, but hard to watch your child endure something like this when he should just be in school learning math and enjoying his many friends.
Keep sending the positive thoughts and prayers our way!
Bill
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