Today was Kayleigh's third treatment for phase 3. We entered the appointment with hope that Kayleigh's blood and liver counts would all be good so that her treatment wouldn't have to be delayed. We really try to remain positive as much as we can and feel that keeping positive along with prayer (ours and yours), is what helps Kayleigh stay strong, have peace, and do well.
Her blood and liver counts were all good today, so she had no delay! The doctor was able to increase one of the two chemos, her Methotrexate, just as her road map calls for. The plan is to increase this chemo every 10 days. So far, they've increased it twice. We hope this increase doesn't intensify the side effects she has, at least not this time, as Kayleigh's birthday is just 5 days away. I will say, she did have a bit of a difficult day. First off, she didn't have her favorite nurse taking care of her today. The nurse she did have accidentally misplaced the needle in her port and had to de-access then re-access her with the help of another nurse. Then, things took longer than expected creating more anxiety for her. To top it off, she normally gets her methotrexate from a nurse pushing a syringe, but today was the first day it was placed in a pump, yet causing more anxiety. We saw more tears shed today than we have in a while. :(
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