4th Round of Chemotherapy
Isaiah did well this round. We are starting to see that each round is taking a greater impact on Isaiah and is hitting him a little harder than the last. My Aunt Melissa came to stay with us for this round and helped with Levi & taking care of things while we were gone. Isaiah had an EUA this past Monday morning ... all came back great. Dr. B, Isaiah's Pediatric Optalmologist, is looking to see if his right eye remains cancer free. Dr. B did tell us that the longest he's seen cancer go from affecting one eye to being in both is in a child diagnosed at 2yrs old - Retinoblastoma showed up in his other eye when he was 4. With that said, there is still great concern and need to continually check Isaiah's remaining eye. Isaiah will have genetic testing done at the end of May to confirm if it is Unilateral (usually non-genetic) or Bilateral (genetic). We should hopefully have the results sometime during the summer.
The first day of chemotherapy went okay - the night of the 1st day and into the second day really impact our little guy. Isaiah was getting very sick Tuesday morning from the time he woke up till we got him to the hospital to start his second dose. When we finally got to Duke, Isaiah started getting sick in the waiting area in front of other patients and parents. I could tell the look on 2 couples faces that their children were recently diagnosed and seeing other kids with no hair, in wheel chairs because the chemo makes some kids weak, and seeing my child getting sick - realizing the long and tough road they have ahead. Their look was a look of fear and despair. It took me everything to not break down while holding napkins to my son's face while a nurse ran to get a bucket. Neither Erica or I have yet to deal emotionally with Isaiah's dianosis.
Once in the back the nurses gave Isaiah some anti-nausea medicine. We continue to give him Zofran to help with this.
On Thursday, Erica called me at work and told me Isaiah was running a 102 degree temperature and had a runny nose. I came home and she took him to the local ER. They ran a bunch of tests and gave Isaiah a hefty does of anti-biotics. When Levi woke up the next morning with a cough and Sarah with sniffles, we took the little bunch of three to their pediatrician who said all three had ear infections and strep throat ... all are on anti-biotics.
I'll keep folks updated the best I can.
Respectfully,
Damon
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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