Happy baby = happy mama. Last Thursday, Violet had her blood work done to see if her counts had started to finally come back up. Due to a mix up with her appointment, we did not have to stay to speak to the doctor after her labs. They let us know that they would just call us with her results. We were able to leave right away, so this meant she did not have to keep the line in her port-a-cath. That made all the difference in the world! They accessed her port, drew the blood, and then de-accessed right away. Violet didn't cry and that made me so happy.
After hours had passed and no call from the hospital, I called them (this is usually how it goes). I was put in touch with a nurse who let me know that all of Violet's counts had started to come back up. I was so relieved to hear this. Her ANC was at almost zero the week before and it had now reached the 700 range. This took Violet out of the severe category to the moderate category for deficiency (normal is 1800). I was also told that even though her levels had started to come up, they were still on the low side but in a stable range. She said that we could proceed with chemotherapy as scheduled.
So, Violet will begin her next round of chemotherapy this Thursday, September 8th. The infusion will be the same as last month with 3.5 hours on Thursday and then 1.5 hours on Friday. We are praying that Violet will have amazing strength for this next round, that her body handles it well and that it is successful in shrinking her tumor.
After this round is finished Violet will have another CT scan and eye exam under anesthesia to confirm the chemotherapy is working successfully and to see if the tumor has shrunk enough to proceed with laser surgery. If it has not shrunk enough in size, they will order another 2 rounds of chemotherapy.
Violet continues to happily play with her toys and eat all of her meals. She is such a great little baby girl and she makes us laugh every single day. As far as the chemotherapy side effects go, she has just started to lose some of her hair, she has her pale skin days and she spits up sometimes after her bottles. We know all of this is to be expected and hold on to the promise that this will pass.
Sweet little Violet is 9 months today! Here she is this morning ...
We hope and pray that this is all behind us soon and that Violet will be healthy, cancer free and seeing the world through both of her beautiful blue eyes.
After hours had passed and no call from the hospital, I called them (this is usually how it goes). I was put in touch with a nurse who let me know that all of Violet's counts had started to come back up. I was so relieved to hear this. Her ANC was at almost zero the week before and it had now reached the 700 range. This took Violet out of the severe category to the moderate category for deficiency (normal is 1800). I was also told that even though her levels had started to come up, they were still on the low side but in a stable range. She said that we could proceed with chemotherapy as scheduled.
So, Violet will begin her next round of chemotherapy this Thursday, September 8th. The infusion will be the same as last month with 3.5 hours on Thursday and then 1.5 hours on Friday. We are praying that Violet will have amazing strength for this next round, that her body handles it well and that it is successful in shrinking her tumor.
After this round is finished Violet will have another CT scan and eye exam under anesthesia to confirm the chemotherapy is working successfully and to see if the tumor has shrunk enough to proceed with laser surgery. If it has not shrunk enough in size, they will order another 2 rounds of chemotherapy.
Violet continues to happily play with her toys and eat all of her meals. She is such a great little baby girl and she makes us laugh every single day. As far as the chemotherapy side effects go, she has just started to lose some of her hair, she has her pale skin days and she spits up sometimes after her bottles. We know all of this is to be expected and hold on to the promise that this will pass.
Sweet little Violet is 9 months today! Here she is this morning ...
So glad to hear that things seem to be going well! Violet is so beautiful, you are a very blessed mama! Praying for continued healing.
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