Alyssa had her 7th round of arsenic today. When they first told us that she needed to have 30 more doses of arsenic they told her that the schedule would be 5 days on 2 days off. When we went in on Saturday they told us that they wanted to see 7 days in a row before a break. When we went in on Monday they said that they would give us a break on the weekend. When the doctor and the pa came in today Alyssa told them that she was thinking about it and asked if she could just have it when her body would let her. She knows that her body will tell us when she can't have it. Alyssa's thinking is that she would rather get these doses done as fast as we can so we can get on to the next phase of the therapy. Her underlying reason is that she doesn't want to be in the hospital on her birthday.
The doctor felt that was okay. She went 8 days in a row on the last phase. We will see if she beats her own record. She is feeling good. She gets tired pretty easy. She is a pretty good navigator. We go and look at houses and she maps them out for me and we go looking around neighborhoods. We have found some pretty neat houses. We just have not found OUR house yet.
Dear Alyssa and Fam,
ReplyDeleteAlyssa you are quite a tough cookie to ask the docs to bring it on.8 days of poison in a row and seeking to beat your own record? You are tough. I hope it pays off so you can enjoy your birthday the way you deserve! We will pray that your house sells quickly so you can all be together again.
Love Meghan and Casey