I haven’t blogged as steadily as I should and I am sorry for that. For some reason it is hard to make time for it lately. Here’s a quick update:
Serenity went to the clinic on Thursday. Once again her numbers looked good and so they increased her methotrexate to 200 (milligrams squared I think). In 10 days she is due to go back and have another increase and a lumbar puncture. I asked the NP whether it’s common for kids to make it all the way to 300 mg without crashing. He said it happens, but most crash in the 200 to 250 range. So we will see. I keep thinking she is a little warm but when I take her temp she’s ok.
She has had a little rash on the inside of her thigh. I think I mentioned it at our last visit although I don’t remember. This time when I pointed it out the oncologist said it looked like ringworm, and prescribed a cream for it. The funny thing is it wasn’t circular that morning but had changed by the time we got to the clinic.
Serenity is also due for a dental checkup next week and so her doctor prescribed her an antibiotic as a precautionary measure.
She got her cast off! She wasn’t sure she wanted to say goodbye to it and she screamed the whole time it was being cut and removed but then she settled down. Her arm is raw and irritated from the cast but she is pleased to have the use of both hands.
I’ve done pretty well at staying off caffeine. My goal was 7 days (and then we’d see…) Yesterday I remarked that Phil that it was surprisingly easy and I hadn’t even had a headache. Also I seemed to crave sweets much less than before. Today was day 6 and I woke in the night with an awful headache. Advil through the night and all day didn’t touch it and I had to work on my lesson. I decided to get a Pepsi but it didn’t help as I had hoped, so I didn’t finish it. But man, it tasted good. I had kind of hoped and expected that it wouldn’t.
Week 3 of my new eating plan has me giving up sugar for 7 days. I feel like I can do it, since the cravings have decreased, but I’m not sure whether I’m going to. I have tried so many times and failed, I just don’t know if I want to try again. I’m still thinking about it.