Dominique still seems to be happy and is coping well with this cycle of chemo. She slept most of the time on Dada’s lap while in the clinic. The nurse put a permanent “port” or little tube in Dominiques leg that goes under her skin, so we could do the G-CSF injection through this tube at […]
May 16th Happy Birthday mumma!
It definately won’t be one of my fondest birthday memories-spending it with Dominique getting a round of chemo. But I’m not complaining because she seems to be doing well with the chemo this time and that is a big birthday present for me. She had a good appetite today and she appears to be less nauseated this […]
May 15th Shrinkage
One more day of 10 hours of chemo done and her mid-treatment x-ray to check the size of the tumor. Very GOOD news is that the doctor figures the tumor has shrunk 75% after only two cycles of chemo completed. The doctor mentioned the possibility of the tumor shrinking so much that surgery may not be necessary after […]
May 14th We’re set
Dominique is finally in shape to start her 3rd round of chemo. Her ANC in her blood has sky rocketed to 2.05 which could explain the abundance of energy she has lately. Our appointment is at 8am tomorrow morning and we’ll be in the clinic pretty much all day because Dom receives 2 chemo drugs […]
May 10th Energizer bunny
Dominique is doing really well lately. Her last dose of chemo is obviously wearing off as she is more energized and spends more time crawling laps around the living room. Makes me realize how rough the treatment is on her. Our next appointment at the clinic is Tuesday, May 14th at 9:15 am for blood work […]
May 7th Another delay
Dominique had her blood counts done today to make sure she’s ready for her chemo tomorrow. Unfortunately, her ANC (neutraphil infection fighting component of blood) is only at 0.46 and is not high enough to start the next round of chemo. This will most likely put us over to next week which means a total […]
May 3rd The grand total….
The grand total that Sylvain raised for Balding for Dollars is $3628! Thank you to everyone who supported Balding for Dollars! Dominique is enjoying her week vacation from the hospital. More of her hair is falling out this week, but otherwise she seems fine. Time spent in the hospital on that day: 20 minutes
April 29th Chemo postponed…
Dom had her appointment at the clinic to have her blood checked. We came home to wait for the results since they usually take about an hour. Dom’s platelets are up to 124 from 26 so she doesn’t need a platelet transfusion. However, her neutraphil count (infection fighting component of the blood) is still extremely low. It […]
April 28th Relaxing Weekend
It has been two months since Dom’s diagnosis. On March 28th we had spent a total of 75 1/2 hours in the hospital. This month we spent 124 hours and 40 minutes. That is a total of 200 hours and 10 minutes! We made it to the “200 club”! Not too much else to report. Just had […]
April 26th Outpatient hospital visit
Aside from being more tired than usual, Dom has adjusted to being back home quite well. We went for our appointment at the clinic so they could do more blood work. Her counts are still very low and she may need another platelet blood transfusion on Monday. Despite this, the doctors are confident that her […]