Well, Isabelle was scheduled to get chemo today at the clinic at 1:15. She has had diahhrea since they gave her anitbiotics in the ER the other night. So we asked to doctor about it and she said all was fine and it most likely was the anitbiotics. Her butt is raw, but it doesn't look infected. Her counts were low and she has to come in Monday to get checked again because she may need a transfusion by then. They gave her chemo and took her off the steroid shes on. they said that her being so lethargic all the time isn't really typical, but they think its how shes taking the chemo/steroid.
On the way home she pooped all over herself and the carseat. We pulled over and had to buy more wipes and gloves to clean her off with. It was so much that it got all over the van, down her legs, her chest, and everywhere. We had to be extra careful because the chemo is coming out right now. With her diahhrea, she can not control it, its huge amounts, and its very watery so we've been putting pull ups on her. Even when she passes gas it burns and leaves residue. Well we put her in the other car seat and made it home. She sat on the couch to eat and all of a sudden started screaming. She had pooped all over herself and the couch again. So she got cleaned up and felt well enough that she wanted to go on the saucer swing my dad bought her. She went on that thing for 2 minutes and she pooped through her clothes and all over the swing. So we cleaned her up again. Well she then had to go and she went in the potty. I called the on call doctor and I told him we wanted to bring her in. This is all in a matter of like an hour and a half.
So I got everything ready and headed by myself over to the hospital. As soon as she hopped out of her carseat she pooped all over herself and through her clothes. I put a towel over the umbrella stroller and just set her in it. I saw no point in trying to change her until we got to the room. I wheeled her to the emergency side and of course it was packed. A man came by me with a sick child, Isabelle had on a mask, but we practically ran away. We were taken back to a traige room within 10 minutes (its protocol to get cancer patients AWAY as soon as someone is available to take them) They said she actually wasn't dehydrated, which was amazing. They opened her port and hooked her up with an IV. They admitted us to observe her since its hard to hydrate while sleeping. They moved us to the Oncology Unit to stay the night. Right before they came to get us, Isabelle pooped through all over the bed. They said we can leave tomorrow if everything looks good. I'm very tired, but at least my princess is sleeping. There is only one bed in this room, which sucks for me. I'm just glad we're at the hospital and theres around the clock help and shes keeping hydrated.
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