Chemo - Week 43

September 22nd Update:

Isaac's counts soared this week thanks to a little cold he's been fighting.   this was actually good news because we've been struggling with counts the past few weeks..  then today at his chemo appt they had his meds ready super fast so I totally thought this would be a very quick trip.  Unfortunately Isaac's port started having problems.  It wasn't returning any blood. They had 3 different nurses try to mess with it but no luck.  So they gave him some special medicine to try to break down whatever was causing the blockage.  It ran over 30 minutes; luckily after waiting,  his port started working just great.  So long story short,  it ended up being a little longer of a morning at the hospital but we are down to 9 chemo's left! Single digits!!

Chemo - Week 42

Sept 15th Update:

Isaac had his 42nd treatment today! That means only 10 more left now! Woo whoo! 

His blood counts were just barely high enough yet again. But that's Isaac for you, he seems to always push it to the limits. ;-) 

The appointment went well but was long, they were pretty busy which always takes longer. In addition Isaac had his monthly antibiotic which goes over an hour. 

Isaac brought his little Kion/Lion Guard stuffed animal to help him to be brave today. :-)

Chemo - Week 41

Sept 8th Update:

This BIG 3 year old just celebrated his birthday yesterday. He had good counts which was a great birthday present. Yesterday when we walked into his blood work lab he was greeted with cupcakes and balloons from wonderful, Tanya. Isaac was so excited to get balloons! It's so amazing as a mom to see her child so loved by people who use to be complete strangers. 

Then today Isaac had his 41st chemo treatment which was super fast. It was a pleasant surprise. Isaac brought in his favorite birthday bagels from Panera for all the nurses and doctors. :-)

Here's a photo from Isaacs birthday. Enjoy!

Chemo - Week 40

Sept 1 Update:

We made it to week 40 on Thursday! Only 12 more to go!  Isaac's counts on Wednesday were a little disappointing as they went from being the highest they've ever been last week to barely meeting threshold for chemo this week. But never the less we still made it. Isaac was pretty resistant to the procedures this week unfortunately. He normally does so well but ever once and a while he just isn't having it. ;-)

As a side note we walk into the back where all the check up rooms are and Isaac sees his awesome nurse, Morgan, and the first thing he says is "Hi Morgan, I'm gonna be a big brother!" :-) just right when and where he said it was perfect because we were right outside the nurses station so the rest of the staff heard too. Everyone was excited! 

Here's a pic we took last week. Isaacs little superhero sibling to arrive in March!