Monday, July 11, 2011

Not So Routine

Grant had his routine clinic visit this morning. His blood counts came back very low, so low that he can not continue treatment until they come back up. Dr. Heym took him off his oral chemos for the next 2 weeks. He did get his vincristine through his port today and will start his 5 days of steroids tonight. The steroids should boost his counts unless there is something else going on that is lowering them.
He has had a cough for the last 2 weeks. He has had trouble with coughs throughout this maintenance phase of treatment. Dr. Heym put him on allergy medication, which seemed to help for a while. However, he can not figure out why it keeps coming back. Grant sounds terrible, but every time we have him checked, they tell us his lungs sound clear. Even the ER doctor last time he was admitted for pneumonia told us that his lungs sounded clear. Obviously, they weren't. All that to say, Dr. Heym also referred us to a pulmonologist today just to have somebody more specialized see if they can find anything. Grant should have an appointment sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Also, as many of you have noticed, he has been breaking out in a rash on his face regularly. It comes and goes, but we can't narrow down what is causing it. Dr. Heym said today that he believes it is a side effect of one of the chemos he is taking. If so, hopefully it will fully clear up over the next 2 weeks while he is off his medication.
Please be in prayer for Grant that all of this turns out to just be a bump in the road and we can continue treatment as usual. Also, please pray for Rudy & I to have wisdom as we care for Grant. We will keep you posted....

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  1. you guys will definitely be in our prayers!! Hang in there Grant!! Rudy Amy.. May God give you guys all the wisdom you have asked for and the peace that come with knowing He is with you.

    Jesse, Pita, Lexi, Nate, and Sami Lopez

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