6/7/2011- Isabelle had an early appointment just in case she needed a transfusion. It took 2 hours before we were even seen!! All of her counts looked good, so she didn't need any transfusions. Her white blood count was in the normal range, so she has no restrictions either. She received a chemo push of vinchristine and had a doctor check up. Next week we start a new phase of the treatment. She has to go to the clinic at 8:30 am to get a spinal tap and vinchristine chemo push. After that we have to wait for a room at the hospital to open up because she will have to be hospitalized 4-7 days. At the hospital she will receive chemo through IV for 24 hours. Then she will have to be observed and hydrated to try to push it out of her system, which is why the 4-7 day hospitalization. This is to prevent kidney and liver failure. The name of this chemo is called high dose methrotrexate. She will receive chemo pills every day for the next 56 days as well. After the hospital stay she will go one day the following week to check on her blood. The week after that she will have to be hospitalized again. She will be hospitalized 4-7 days every other week for about 2 months. (This is including after the new baby is born.)
6/8-6/11 Its been a really rough week for Isabelle as far as appetite. Everything has been making her sick, even with all the meds she's on for the nausia. I've been syringing her pediasure, which makes her sick and spoon feeding her rice. I know shes tired of throwing up and she doesn't want to try eating anything.
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