October 31st:
Isaac is finally over his sickness. That pesky cough stayed with him after his stay in the hospital but I think he is officially over it. :-) Unfortunately, he gave whatever he had to Mom but I think I am on the mend as well now.
Isaac is going Trick-or-Treating for the first time tonight. He is going to be a Minion. I know, I know, you would have thought we would have dressed him up as a Superhero but we choose to all be Minions this year instead. ;-)
November 4th Update:
Isaac's blood counts were great today! So I'll be taking him to the University of Iowa Hospital tomorrow afternoon at 2 for his next dose of chemo. This is unfortunately right during nap time which is definitely not ideal but I'll count my blessings and be happy that the counts were finally good enough. 😊. You can't win them all.
October 28th Update:
Today Isaac went in like normal for his blood to get checked. Unfortunately his blood counts were too low.... So that means that we will not have chemo tomorrow and instead mom and dad have to give Isaac another dose of his "blood count booster" medicine as an injection tonight 😕. Booo!!
October 23rd Update:
Isaac is doing well. If he can stay fever-free today then they are going to let us go home tonight!! Woo Whoo!!! We are very happy about that. There's just something about getting to sleep in your own bed! Yesterday, his fever went away 2-3 different times but found a way to creep back up each time. So, we are hoping the fever stays away for good this time.
This hospital stay has been a little harder than the past 2 times. Because Isaac came in with a cough and had the fever the first 2 full days, we are kind of on lock down. With it being cold and flu season the hospital takes precautions a little more seriously. Isaac can't leave his room at all. Even Nick, and I aren't supposed to leave the room unless we change our clothes. So just going to get more water in a common area is a "no no"; we have to ask the nurses to get it for us. :-( So, we are a little stir-crazy in here but are trying to make the most of it.
Thanks for your prayers. We are hoping and praying that his fever does not come back today so that we can in fact go home tonight.
October 22nd Update:
Throughout the night Isaac maintained a103 temp. Nurses came in each hour to get vitals, so neither Isaac or mom had a great night sleep. However, we managed to get little cat naps in between some of the checks. Then this morning at 5am, his fever broke but has since climbed back up to 101.7. 😕.
Overall though Isaac is being such a trooper! He's in slightly better spirits this morning but has just been laying down looking exhausted. But on the bright side all his blood work has come back good and he tested negative for the more common viruses going around. 😀
October 21st Update:
Unfortunately Isaac woke with a fever this morning. So, we are now in the hospital for a minimum of 3 days. :-(
Please keep our little guy in your prayers. Thanks you!
Update on Isaac:
Isaac's fever got up to 103.5 but with some medicine it's now down to 102.7. He's been very sleepy all day long. You can just tell he just doesn't feel well. 😕 .
October 16th Update:
Isaac did great yesterday at Chemo. He has had no negative symptoms. :-) He will continue to get his blood checked twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays). Depending on the counts, we may have to give additional injections at home (to boost blood counts) but let's keep our fingers crossed his levels remain over 500.
October 15th Update:
Isaac is going in for his next dose of chemo on Thursday, October 15th. This will be his 2nd Week of Cycle 1 of the Maintenance Phase. He got his blood checked on Wednesday and his levels were high enough. :-) Ever since we gave him that 1 injection of meds his blood counts have been a LOT higher than they have been in the past. The medicine clearly helped. We are happy we only had to do the shot the one time last week. :-)
