Serenity has done well this week after the IV vincristine and methotrexate. She has asked for Zofran a few times but hasn’t thrown up. She does have a couple of mouth sores, but I’m not positive if they are from the chemo. She isn’t eating as much as I’d like. She nurses a lot through the day & night so I know she is staying hydrated. She will often eat without complaint but just as often she will decline to eat anything. She doesn’t act like her mouth hurts, and the sores seem to go away quickly. She has only had 3 so far, but I will mention it at our next visit.
Her eyelashes have almost completely fallen out and her eyebrows have thinned considerably. It surprises me, because she still has stubble on her head and I had thought that lashes and brows fell out much later than the hair on her head. She doesn’t complain of leg pain anymore, although she still moves very slowly up and down stairs. She doesn’t seem to mind her cast at all; it’s become part of her. It was cutting into her hand and arm a little bit (where the edges are rough) and causes several sores and places where the skin rubbed off. We put Moleskin on the edges of her cast and that seems to help.
Our next clinic visit is on Monday and they will increase her dose of chemotherapy. Phil will be out of town, so I am really hoping that she does ok so that our household will run smoothly in his absence. I’m more than a little anxious about having him gone for 3 days.
I’m glad to hear that her body seems to be handling this round well so far, other than the lack of appetite. Make sure you ask for help while Phil is gone. No sense in trying to do everything yourself.
I got the dress that matches Serenity’s. It’s so adorable.