Sorry it has been awhile since I updated the blog. The good thing is that not a lot of "excitement" has happened. Mom has been recovering well from round 3 and getting stronger every day. She did have to go in and get platelets and red blood cells June 3. She had to be at the hospital at 1:00 p.m. They sent her to pediatrics - that's right, you read it right... pediatrics- and put her in a room. Since Same-day-service closes at 5:00 p.m., pediatrics does most of the after-hours blood transfusions. Mom says "They've got geriatrics in pediatrics!"
It took 8 hours and 15 minutes to get 2 bags of platelets and 2 bags of red blood cells. That made for a long afternoon. Since then, her strength comes and goes but her numbers have been getting better and better.
She will have round 4 on Thurs., June 23. It's only 1 treatment and it is back to the orange chemo. It should be like round 2 as far as intensity, so hopefully it will be somewhat of an easy ride. Don't get me wrong - nothing is "easy" about any of this, but the side effects were lesser on round 2 so that's what we're hoping for in round 4. Keep your fingers crossed!
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