I am happy to report that Maddy did very well this time with the ARA-C chemo treatment. She went in last Tuesday and was home by Thursday evening. She wished away all fevers (and drank cold water before the nurses took her temperature just in case- sshh!) : ) We also continued the eye drops a little longer than usual, so her eyes didn't bother her as much. It is amazing what the power of prayer can do!!!
Now we wait for her counts to recover. She got platelets today and she will get blood work again on Friday to see if she needs a blood transfusion to amp up her red blood cells. She has to have those daily shots to help her white blood cells recover which are NO fun and make Maddy grumpy. Maddy takes it out on her dad since he handles the needle. Mom gets to put the bandaid on! Right now, her white blood cells are so low that she has no immune system. That means masks, hand sanitizer, and no crowds.
If all goes as planned (which it rarely does) Maddy is scheduled for the next treatment in this cycle on May 21st.
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