Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Fun Times

Grant had a clinic visit this morning. He had to have chemo in his port, a spinal tap, and a shot in both legs. He got another loopy pill and is starting to get the hang of things. The spinal tap went better this time than last week. He just has to sit cross-legged on the bed and lay over a pillow on his lap. They have a tv in the room where we play a movie. Today, he just layed on the pillow. He said "ouch" when Dr. Heym put the needle in his back and that was it. He fussed a few times b/c he was ready to sit up and the nurse was holding him down, but then he would just lay back down on the pillow. It was really amazing. The hardest part of the whole process is the laying on his back for 30 min. after the procedure. They did the shots in his legs while he was having to lay flat. He wasn't able to see what they were doing. There were 2 nurses, so they did the shots at the same time. Again, he just said "ouch" when they stuck him with the needles, but the chemo is painful when it is going in. He cried while that was happening and then he was fine. About 45 min. later he went to the bathroom and saw the band aids on his legs. He asked, "What are those? Why do I have those on my legs?" He did not remember the shots at all. We have wondered how well that loopy pill works b/c he still has conversations with us and seems "normal". But, he can't walk straight and, apparently, he doesn't remember things. He is an amazing little boy! I think his loopy pill lasted all day. ;) He was being so silly and funny today. We had a lot of fun.
Grant had his blood counts checked today. His platelets looked good. His ANC (measures risk of infection) was low at 310, so he is at a high risk of infection right now. There is nothing they can do for this low number. His body has to make these itself. His red blood count was 8.1. They usually do a transfusion at 8. He will have another appointment next week to check his blood counts. He will probably have to have blood on Friday when he has an appointment for another lumbar puncture and chemo. He is not having to take medication at home this week. Yay!

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