Back from Clinic, No Transfusions

We are home from clinic without needing blood or platelets today. That is always a good thing. Rebekah's counts are still dropping, so Doc says we should expect to need blood and platelets on Monday. I, personally, don't think we will, but I'm not an expert.

I talked with the doctor about Rebekah's eye and he suggested that we get her examined by an Opthamologist. I agree that it makes sense to do so. He called the doctor Rebekah has seen in the past to touch base with her and the Eye Clinic called to set up an appointment. That is now scheduled for the week after Thanksgiving.

I also talked with the doctor about the continued complaints of pain. There are no visible sores in her mouth at this time. Hooray for that! It has been a long time since that was true. He will probably check with a gastroenterologist and potentially have them put a scope down her throat next time we are admitted to have a look. I'm frustrated that her throat hasn't seemed to heal after radiation and want to make sure that we aren't missing something.

Meanwhile, when we checked her weight this morning it was 16.7 kg (almost 37 lb). That is more than a pound heavier that when she was diagnosed with cancer. That is great! Despite how often it seems that we are failing with the nutrition (vomiting, not getting her 6 cans each day, etc...), it seems to be doing the trick. We are supposed to continue as normal. After her dramatic weight loss during radiation, I'm happy to finally be above 16 kg (where she was at diagnosis).

Well, I had better finish this up. Sarah keeps escaping from the playroom (the doors are not on, yet and she can scoot around the temporary fencing and Rebekah is sitting in Sarah's high chair and saying she wants to eat and drink. So far, it has been more talk than reality.