Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Done with Round 3!! We spent another full day in the clinic today, and now we are finished with Round 3. Today her counts were all acceptable (even if not in their normal range) and her weight was down by about 1/2 pound, not a big deal.

We have a short break until next Thursday, Round 4. We are now starting on the repeat of Cycles 1, 2 and 3 so now I know what to watch for with each cycle, compared to how she reacted the first time around. Her doctor pointed out today that Hannah tolerated this round much better than others with regards to neuropathy. He said it could be the vitamin E regimen we have her on. The telling factor will be our next round, again of cisplatin beginning next week for 5 days. If she doesn’t get the neuropathy exhibited quite strongly the first time around, the Vit E is definitely helping with that. We’ll see!

I would like to say that today was easier in the clinic, but it was not. Hannah is having a tough time lately, probably because she is so out of control of this whole process. Yesterday she ran screaming when one of the therapists arrived at our house. She refused to participate (I think it's all about control of what she does and when she does it, and she didn't want to do it!) Same with the accessing today, she is at a total loss of control over the situation. I can't imagine that it will do anything but get worse from here on in. She is very interested now in "how much chemo is left, how many days, when is our next chemo?" I am always honest and up front with her, but to hear "Thanksgiving" is tough for her, and a long way off. Thank goodness that otherwise, she seems happy.

Tomorrow is another full day of tutoring and therapy (even though she is insistent that we go to the aquarium.) Thursday we will head to Vermont for the weekend for some time with our cousins, the Prokops from Texas.

xoxoKim