2nd dose of Chemo, continuing Cycle 1.
Posted Feb 16, 2009 7:34pm
Today is Monday 2/16/2009. My Brave little guy is such a Trooper. He is doing really good today considering him being on Chemo. When I got to the hospital Travyn was being so cute (like always) He was so happy to see me. He started kicking his legs and smiling. Its such a good feeling that he loves me so much and WAANTS me to hold him. Its just what i needed, this morning was a little rough and it made my day when I saw him.
So, today he will be receiving his 2nd dose of Chemotherapy. We are still in the same cycle, just 2nd dose of Chemo. Which are 2 completly different types of Chemo. The 1st one is called: "VP-16" (Etoposied) which will run over an hour drip infusion. They will watch his Blood Pressure very closly cause it can make his blood pressure DROP really low. If it drops to much they will stop his infusion of VP-16 and then immediately give him a bolis of Saline. Saline adds volume to his blood, which will level out his blood pressure. They will also watch for Nausea.The 2nd type of Chemo is called "Cyclophosphamide" That will run over an hour drip infusion. This type of Chemo is very damaging to the bladder. They mix a medicine called "Mesna" in the Chemo, so it protects and coats the bladder. It breaks down the cells in the bladder and will make his bladder bleed. So they will watch his urine to make sure there is no blood. Its very rare for this to happen but is possible. They will give him 4 additional doses of "Mesna" after the "Cyclophosphamide"(chemo)infusion is complete. The 1st dose of Mesna will run over 3 hours and then the additional 3 doses will run for 15 minutes long every 3 hours. They will also watch for nausea.They will be changing his diapers every 2 hours so that his urine doesn't sit on his skin. His urine can iritate his skin. They will be watching his urine output to make sure its exiting his body. He will get the exact same types of Chemo tomorrow. This time he will be really nauseated and fussy. But thats OK. I'll be here to comfort him and love him....
Thanks for all your love and support!!!! especially your prayers!!!!We are very grateful for them all.
Love you so much.