At least I thought we were. Today was a chemo day and we spent a good portion of the day in downtown Houston. Things weren't too bad and I got home in time to relieve Moe of babysitting duty. After we had been home for a few minutes, I got a call from the doctor who saw Fiona today. She said her liver enzymes are elevated. Her protocol, at this point, dictates that she not have to take most of her medicine this week. She still gets to take her beloved steroids and had her injection.
We are just so close to the end and now to have a new worry....She hasn't had that many delays during her treatment, which has been great. Hubby has been worried about these sorts of things. I try not to let my thoughts wander down unproductive paths. I like to worry about things when we come across them.
The doctor said it wasn't uncommon and that we would take a blood test next Friday, from our regular doctor, and figure out where to go from there. I imagine that stopping the nasty drugs for a week will probably do the trick. Right now, I am going to keep my eye on that lovely Tink calender.
Oh! Her last chemo day will be August 8th and she should stop everything the Friday after that. We are also going to try and get her portacath removed before school starts. We jokingly called that Fiona's birthday present to Dad, so that he doesn't have to worry about things getting bumped while she's at school.
Stay at home mom caring for a lymphoma girl and trying hard to maintain sanity and normalcy for the big sister and husband!
2 comments:
It is so close!
I hope all the tests come back just fine and she can get back on her med schedule so she can get off it for good!
I can't imagine life without steroids - I'll have to live vicariously through you!
The end is so close you can almost touch it. I've got fingers crossed that it goes by in a flash with no glitches.
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