Appointments

Tuesday was Sadie's first clinic visit since we left the hospital.  All went well, and I'm glad to have it behind us.  The nurses keep saying things like, "You'll see a lot of us, " and "You'll be spending a lot of time here."  Glimpses into what to expect I guess.  Tuesday's visit was simple.  A checkup and exam with the Oncologist then lab draws to see what her numbers look like. 

Thursday (today), Sadie is having another I.T. done (Chemo into her spinal fluid), and the all important bone marrow aspirate.  She will be put under for this.  The results from the bone marrow aspirate will tell us how she's responded to the treatments so far, and will determine what her future treatments are.  We hope and fully expect to find that the Leukemia cells are gone!  Then it would just be keeping her in remission.  It's a big and anxious day.  Dave took her to the appointment this morning at 7:45.  He is so sweet with her.  He completely adores her.  I got Evan to school and am staying home with Andrew.  Divide and conquer.  It's hard not being there with Sadie!

Monday, we go back to have her port put in.  As much as I hate the thought of her being put under again, and I hate to think what her body will go thru to place it, I will be so grateful to have it in.  She hate's bathing with the picc-line because we have to wrap it, the picc-line takes more maintence having to flush it with Heprin every day, and there's a higher risk of infection than with a port.

We also expect to have a consultation with the Oncologists early next week to go over her next phase of treatments.

P.S.  We are both sick to our stomachs.  Dave updated the software on his IPad last night and lost every video and photo he'd taken.  Everything from the hospital, gone.  It makes us sick.  Luckily we emailed some out, so not all is lost.