We got a full week at home! Woo hoo! Now we are enjoying a beautiful weekend! Hoping the second half will be as peaceful as the first.
I am just in shock at how well Clayton has done so far with this last round of chemo. I was so worried about this round because the meds given with round three are particularly strong. So far his hearing still seems fine (selective hearing...typical), his creatine (used to monitor kidney function) is still showing great kidney function and though he had more nausea with this round, that too seems to have passed and he has had a great week. He has been up beat, happy and playing, not at all what we were expecting, but we'll take it. This week has felt almost normal. Well our old normal, because life with cancer is our new normal.
Monday we have a clinic visit and an echo. For the echo we have to put him to sleep with propofol (magic milk) in order to have him lay completely still. So Monday is a little more than a typical clinic visit, but he has not had any problems with propofol in the past. Keeping our fingers crossed that the echo on his heart reveals that there has either been no damage to his heart or that the damage is minimal. Any possible damage would be a side effect of rounds one and two of chemo. Since round four is the same meds as round one and two we have to find out how his heart is to see if we need to alter the dosage given.
I'll post some new pictures tomorrow and then update everyone on Monday!
-Still drinking from the sippie cup!
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