CHEMO - ROUND TWO

Round two of our battle against the beastly cancer! We hit it with the hard drugs today.

Check-in, weight, vitals and measurements. Taylor gained almost two pounds since last week. Hooray! He is almost back to his pre biopsy weight. Two bad most of it is in his cheeks!

Into a patient room. The nurse accessed his port and drew labs. He had decided to try the freeze spray rather than the numbing cream today for the accessing and he really liked it. He is such a clean kid, he didn't want to have to rub the cream on and have it on him all the way up to the hospital. So it looks like we may have purchased two tubes of the prescription cream for nothing. Oh well, if the other is more comfortable for him, it is a small sacrifice to make.

We met with Dr. Verma and then Dr. Barnett. They were both very surprised and happy at what a visible difference could be seen in Taylor's neck and spleen. The swelling in his spleen has reduced by about 50%.

He looked SO good this morning. His color was good. He felt good. He was smiley and just down right full of it. It was sad to have to do the chemo and take all that away.

These appointments are such a roller coaster ride. Weight - happy. Port Access and Labs - sad. Dr updates - happy. Chemo - sad.

The side effects and administration of the drugs is heart wrenching. But you do it, what choice do we have?

Taylor is so clam and laid-back about the whole thing. He just kicks back and sits there. Plays on his Ipod or listens to music.

 

Taylor did better than expected again today. Less nausea than last time, but more tired this time. He said he felt less nauseous when he was sitting up, so we stacked up several pillows when he went to bed.

I am telling you, this boy is AMAZING! Never one complaint. Dealing with everything like a trooper. I am just in awe. I don't know if I could do what he has done. I guess the slogan he chose for himself is true - Cancer fears me! He is kicking it's butt!