January 28th Update:
Isaac had his 10th chemo today. This appointment was completed in record time (only 30 minutes!!). Isaac did fantastic. In fact it's the best he's ever done! This momma was very proud of her boy!
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Chemo - Week #9
January 21st Update:
Isaac got his 9th dose of chemo today. His blood counts have stayed fairly high (for him) this week thanks to a little snotty nose. 😊
Appt went well. We were there for a little over 2 1/2 hours because he also got his monthly antibiotic.
Isaac got his 9th dose of chemo today. His blood counts have stayed fairly high (for him) this week thanks to a little snotty nose. 😊
Appt went well. We were there for a little over 2 1/2 hours because he also got his monthly antibiotic.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Chemo - Week #8
January 14th Update:
Isaac had his 8th dose of chemo today.
January 6th Update:
Isaac's blood counts were too low today so that means he'll be delayed 1 week and will not do chemo this week. 😕 Although it's always disappointing when we get delayed we feel blessed in that he's had 7 in a row prior to this so we'll consider tomorrow as an extra bonus day to spend with daddy before he heads off to Atlanta to train for his new job at Chick-fil-a. 😊
Isaac had his 8th dose of chemo today.
January 6th Update:
Isaac's blood counts were too low today so that means he'll be delayed 1 week and will not do chemo this week. 😕 Although it's always disappointing when we get delayed we feel blessed in that he's had 7 in a row prior to this so we'll consider tomorrow as an extra bonus day to spend with daddy before he heads off to Atlanta to train for his new job at Chick-fil-a. 😊
On a separate note, this week Isaac has insisted on wearing his Captain America mask and cape all the time. On Monday we walked into MedLabs to check his blood with the whole ensemble. 😊 haha crazy boy
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Chemo Week #7
December 31st Update:
Isaac received his seventh straight chemo treatment today. This new regiment seems to be better tolerated than his first one. :-) Let's hope it's just as effective against his tumor! :-)
Isaac received his seventh straight chemo treatment today. This new regiment seems to be better tolerated than his first one. :-) Let's hope it's just as effective against his tumor! :-)
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Fever #4
December 29th Update:
Isaac got discharged late afternoon!! No more fevers and blood counts were high! Woo Whoo!
December 28th Update:
Isaac is still in the hospital today but he was without a fever all day. His blood counts were pretty low and is considered neutropenic so we had to give him his "booster shot", as we like to call it, to boost up his counts. Hopefully he'll show improvement very soon.
Tonight Nick is staying with him and i got some much needed down time at home. I'll head back over in the morning and if everything goes as planned we will be discharged tomorrow night.
Isaac was really happy when dad got there this afternoon with new toys to play with. A boy can only stay occupied in a hospital bed for so long... 😉
December 27th Update:
Isaac had a pretty good night but has had a fever the majority of the night/day. But once we were able to get some medicine in him a couple hours ago his fever broke. We are hoping he remains fever free the rest of the stay but it's a little too early to tell right now. We don't know much else (virus vs bacteria) but Isaac has been pretty chipper today but also a little sleepy. His mima (Gayle) came up to see him which made him pretty happy. Daddy is also here keeping him company. I am going to stay the night with him again tonight while dad goes home to take care of Georgie (our dog). Then Nick will come back tomorrow and stay on Monday night. We've been told we can go home Tuesday night at the earliest... So here's to a few more days...
December 26th Update:
Tonight Isaac spiked a fever which landed him in the hospital yet again. This unfortunately will be his 4th hospital stay due to fevers.😕 This one was a little unexpected though as he wasn't acting sick. In fact it was pretty close to bedtime and he was as happy as can be. However he felt warm to me so i took his temperature and to my surprise it was over his threshold..... so we got to packing for our next 3 day stay at the University of Iowa Hospital. As disappointing and frustrating as this is we do feel blessed that we didn't have to be in the hospital during Christmas. 😉 #alwaysasilverlining #trying2beoptimistic
So I'm staying in the hospital with him tonight and Nick will come in the morning and hopefully stay tomorrow night.
Poor little guy had to stay up till 11pm until all procedures, vitals, questions, etc were done. I bet he was tired; hopefully that makes for a smoother night. 😊
Isaac got discharged late afternoon!! No more fevers and blood counts were high! Woo Whoo!
December 28th Update:
Isaac is still in the hospital today but he was without a fever all day. His blood counts were pretty low and is considered neutropenic so we had to give him his "booster shot", as we like to call it, to boost up his counts. Hopefully he'll show improvement very soon.
Tonight Nick is staying with him and i got some much needed down time at home. I'll head back over in the morning and if everything goes as planned we will be discharged tomorrow night.
Isaac was really happy when dad got there this afternoon with new toys to play with. A boy can only stay occupied in a hospital bed for so long... 😉
December 27th Update:
Isaac had a pretty good night but has had a fever the majority of the night/day. But once we were able to get some medicine in him a couple hours ago his fever broke. We are hoping he remains fever free the rest of the stay but it's a little too early to tell right now. We don't know much else (virus vs bacteria) but Isaac has been pretty chipper today but also a little sleepy. His mima (Gayle) came up to see him which made him pretty happy. Daddy is also here keeping him company. I am going to stay the night with him again tonight while dad goes home to take care of Georgie (our dog). Then Nick will come back tomorrow and stay on Monday night. We've been told we can go home Tuesday night at the earliest... So here's to a few more days...
December 26th Update:
Tonight Isaac spiked a fever which landed him in the hospital yet again. This unfortunately will be his 4th hospital stay due to fevers.😕 This one was a little unexpected though as he wasn't acting sick. In fact it was pretty close to bedtime and he was as happy as can be. However he felt warm to me so i took his temperature and to my surprise it was over his threshold..... so we got to packing for our next 3 day stay at the University of Iowa Hospital. As disappointing and frustrating as this is we do feel blessed that we didn't have to be in the hospital during Christmas. 😉 #alwaysasilverlining #trying2beoptimistic
So I'm staying in the hospital with him tonight and Nick will come in the morning and hopefully stay tomorrow night.
Poor little guy had to stay up till 11pm until all procedures, vitals, questions, etc were done. I bet he was tired; hopefully that makes for a smoother night. 😊
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Chemo - Week #6
December 23rd Update:
Today we took Isaac to UIHC for his monthly antibiotic. We also checked his blood counts thinking that they would probably be too low for chemo this week but to our surprise they were really high today so Isaac got his 6th dose of chemotherapy today!
We walked into the infusion suite and lasting on the bed was a pile of presents for Isaac! He first saw a new Iron Man which he was of course PUMPED about!! He also received a build a bear and at Tupperware box of misc little toys. What a neat surprise we received today! 😊
Today we took Isaac to UIHC for his monthly antibiotic. We also checked his blood counts thinking that they would probably be too low for chemo this week but to our surprise they were really high today so Isaac got his 6th dose of chemotherapy today!
We walked into the infusion suite and lasting on the bed was a pile of presents for Isaac! He first saw a new Iron Man which he was of course PUMPED about!! He also received a build a bear and at Tupperware box of misc little toys. What a neat surprise we received today! 😊
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Chemo - Week #5
December 17th Update:
Isaac's blood counts were once again just over his target 500 count (@ 510). So we did go ahead and give him another dose of chemo today. Similar to weeks past he stayed at the 50% dose. The appointment today was short and sweet, just the way we like them. 😊 We brought a plate of cookies to the University of Iowa nurses as a thank you for being so awesome/as a Merry Christmas gift... Well Mr. Isaac was less than amused to give up those cookies. Let's just say we had a major breakdown, tears and everything. He did not want someone else eating "his" cookies. He's kind of at that everything is mine stage. Gotta love it. The nurse eventually did open up the cookies and offer Isaac 1 which seemed to make matters a bit better. 😊
Isaac's next chemo appointment will be Wednesday, the 23rd. Hopefully that will be the only trip to the hospital we make this Christmas week.
Isaac's blood counts were once again just over his target 500 count (@ 510). So we did go ahead and give him another dose of chemo today. Similar to weeks past he stayed at the 50% dose. The appointment today was short and sweet, just the way we like them. 😊 We brought a plate of cookies to the University of Iowa nurses as a thank you for being so awesome/as a Merry Christmas gift... Well Mr. Isaac was less than amused to give up those cookies. Let's just say we had a major breakdown, tears and everything. He did not want someone else eating "his" cookies. He's kind of at that everything is mine stage. Gotta love it. The nurse eventually did open up the cookies and offer Isaac 1 which seemed to make matters a bit better. 😊
Isaac's next chemo appointment will be Wednesday, the 23rd. Hopefully that will be the only trip to the hospital we make this Christmas week.
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