First, some things I forgot to mention….Peyton’s fever broke early in the morning, so she has been without a fever all day. That’s GREAT! She has a hemorrhoid….really? Do we need to add on these little insults to injury? But with all the constipation and hard core pushing she’s had to do, [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
What's going on
I don’t really have it in me right this second to make this remotely interesting or amusing. But here’s the update:
1. Counts were down again this morning, ANC was 200, hemoglobin was up to 9.6 because she got blood last night, platelets were down to 16 so she got an infusion of those this afternoon.
2. Her [...]
Unexpected Tuesday
The van still rocks and is officially getting 18 mpg!
That is my good news of the day. The rest of it is really less than stellar.
This morning I gave Peyton her Valtrex for the herpes and Lactulose for the constipation. She was all crashed out, exhausted in the bed, wailing [...]
I forgot something, go figure!
Yes, they are holding Peyton’s chemo. Don’t know how long, but hopefully it’ll give her some rebound time. I can’t wait to see those counts come up.
Thank you all so much for your encouragement and for the ones who are sharing about your own experiences, you don’t know how much you’re helping.
f.r.o.G.
–Anissa
Wow, this sucks
We didn’t have to call in the National Guard, but we did have to head into clinic. When Peyton woke up she was still not “right” in a big way, and the sores had spread from her lips to her tongue. I guess I’m not really explaining the mouth sores well, because these [...]
