Simple, Right?

I went to the plastic surgeon's office today and signed my life away....a necessity in preparation for my reconstruction surgery scheduled for the 6th of April. They originally wanted to do the surgery on the 2nd, but Carson is due for chemo that day.

I figure we don't need chemo and surgery on the same day.....the same week seems pretty simple to do for us now.....but not the same day, that's just pushing it people!

Carson's next chemo will also include an IGg infusion as his levels are low again. That's probably why he was sick again recently, or actually has never really gotten well since mid February.

Francesca went to the doctor's office today too. She has swimmer's ear and now must put drops in her ear for the next 7 days.

Paul is the lone hold out against illness for the time being......

Carson ran a low grade fever about a week and a half ago. It was not high enough to take him to hospital or clinic and appeared to come and go at random times throughout the day and night. He had no other symptoms and we immediately proceeded to get spun up about a possible relapse. We watched anxiously for days, and were actually delighted when his fever finally got high enough to head to the ER. We had discussions about relapse with the ER doc, we discussed it again with Dr. L at the clinic, we discussed it with each other. It was so eerily similar to the time just before Carson's diagnosis.

Guess what? That boy was getting his 6 year old molar - he pointed out his new tooth to me on Friday! Enter the reason for the low grade fever and our subsequent angst. We never even considered it could be something like simple, normal childhood!

Just a reminder that sometimes..........there is.............a simple explanation.........even for our family.

-Jennifer

King Family Double Play

We did again! We are sure to be famous for it and I am working on a trademark as we speak.

What is the King Family Double Play? It is when Carson runs a fever and goes to the ER on the same day that Francesca has a swim meet.

...............and it happened again today

...............just as it did last month too!

Carson is doing pretty well, a fever right at the magic 100.5 threshold and congestion. His counts were fine, so he is now at home.

The next swim meet is April 28th. Too bad the ER doesn't take reservations!

Jennifer

Doctor Visits/Family Update

The little boy patient continues to grow like a weed and look like a bigger boy each day. His ANC was too high again at the clinic this week, but given his recent GI tract issues, the levels of his chemo will stay the same, at least for the next week or so.

Little boy has also discovered that going to the clinic at school is a great way to get out of class. I fell for this the first five times or so, but not anymore bud!

The old woman patient is still seeing the plastic surgeon once a week, trying to remember to take her tamoxifen and attempting to hold it all together after somehow agreeing to help co-coordinate Easter Eggstravaganza at the church.

I will have my second and final surgery at the beginning of April and look forward to putting this particular cancer experience behind us. One cancer patient is too many, and two is ridiculous.

The younger girl of this family has decided to run a half marathon in June. She has been training 3 times a week and I actually heard her say that she now "only hates running for the first five minutes". She has her big end of season swim meet this next weekend. We sure hope her extra work will pay off with some good times.

.....and the big tall guy that goes off to work hard each day is hanging in there and keeping us all grounded and supported. Thank goodness someone around here is stable!