Medical Happenings

If you are looking for a witty, wisdom filled post; then go ahead and skip this one. (Some might argue that you could skip all of them!) Anyway, this post will be filled with all the medical stuff so far this week.

• The spinal tap/chemo treatment went well on Monday. They used a different cocktail of sedation drugs than they do at the hospital. Carson was "awake" - I use the term loosely - during the procedure. He did not have to spend many, many hours without food and he doesn't appear to remember anything that happened during the 15-20 minute procedure. We will be doing the same thing for the next 4 Mondays.

• We received some new chemo drugs last Monday. The only side effect we've seen is a complaint of a headache a few times - and Tylenol seems to solve that. No fevers or trips to the ER this week!
  

• One of the new chemo drugs is given through Carson's port for 4 days in a row. Paul and I both had the chance to try out our nursing skills this week and administer the drug for 2 days at home. This is supposed to go smoothly, if your port and tube cooperate. Ours did not choose to do so. We got to go to the clinic Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Thank goodness we only live a little over 1 mile away from the clinic!

• We get to try to administer "Ara-C" at home again next week! Please work for us "tubey"!

So, despite a few problems this week, all is going pretty well. Carson continues to be in good spirits. He is resting well, playing more each day and returning to his sweet boy self. Thanks for the prayers! Keep sending them our way......every day is a new chaotic adventure in this house!

-Jennifer