Feb 4 - 9, 2013
So the stay is extending to a little longer than expected. The infection is gone and now we are waiting for the blood counts to come up. A little frustrating for Mitch who doesn't understand why he's still being kept in. He has had a minor reaction following a blood transfusion but nothing that worried him particularly.
Lisa's birthday has been a little different to previous years. A special day spent with Mitch and the fantastic staff at RCH. The girls and I headed in after work with cake, pressies and cards from friends and family. No candles allowed in the hospital though.
A belated present arrived on Wednesday with the news Mitch was being released today. Blood counts were improving. After lots of information about his next treatment block they headed home, arriving early afternoon following a visit to Lisa's work for a catch up. Yay, back to some normality.....I wasn't enjoying the single parent thing! More Power To You; all those SP's out there!
The Interim Maintenance treatment block is an intensive 5 days in and then 9 days out for 4 cycles with oral meds daily too.
Mitch's hair is beginning to sprout and he has a nice soft peach fuzz. Unfortunately it's doomed with the next treatment block but nice to see for now. Some form of appetite is beginning to return for now too, so he pretty much gets what he wants. Just nice to see him eating! Overall we're feeling pretty good.
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