Yesterday morning Emma woke up with sores in her mouth. This is a common side effect from the chemo, but since she did not get them last round we didn't think she would get them this time. The sores cover the inside of her bottom lip and are very painful. We took her to the clinic yesterday because she would not keep her pain medicine down. They checked her out and everything looks good except her sores. They do not want to start another round of chemo until they have cleared. The next chemo medicine that she will get is going to bottom out her blood count and she will be more susceptible to infection. If she has open sores in her mouth then she is more likely to get an infection.
The doctor does not want us to come back to the clinic until monday, and possibly admit to the hospital on tuesday. Although we are happy to be home longer, we know that she needs this next round of chemo and we just want to get it over with.
We didn't make it to the zoo yesterday, but we are attempting to go tomorrow for her 8 month birthday. We figured since she is going through so much that we would throw her a mini birthday party every month. I bought her the cutest sun hat and flip-flops for her trip to the zoo! I will take pictures : )We will only go if she is feeling well though.
Please pray specifically for:
Her sores to heal quickly
No more side effects
A restful nights sleep for Emma
Sleep for Jonny and I
No infections
A good fun day at the zoo
A complete healing
I hope you guys were able to go and enjoy a fun day at the zoo. Couldn't have been a more beautiful day :-)
ReplyDeletePraise God for more time home, but I understand the sores are not a good reason :-(
Praying, praying, praying!! I love you guys *hugs*