Dominique did well during the actual chemo injection. Today she received Etoposide only and a hydration flush so we ended up being at the clinic for approximately 5 hours. I…
March 18th First Day of Chemo and Other Tests
We had to be at the Hospital for 8am to have an ECG done on Dominique. I had no prior concerns regarding any challenges this test could pose. Dominique was…
March 15th Dom’s 11 month birthday! & no scheduled hospital appointments!
It felt so good to tell Dominique over and over…no hospital today…we don’t have to go…yahooo. Until later in the morning when I listened to voice mail and received a…
March 14th MIBG scan #2, bone injection/scan & more CVC training.
We had to be at the hospital bright and early for her first scan at 8:20am. Dom was equally terrorized by the machine and cried fearfully for most of the…
March 13th MIGB Scan #2 and More CVC Training.
We showed up for Dom’s second scan at 3pm and 30 mins later found out the camera equipment was frozen. So it was suggested we postpone until the next day….
March 12th MIBG scan #1 & 2nd attempt at CVC training
We followed the technician’s advice and brought a tired child to the lab. From the moment Dominique was restrained and saw the big monster machine rotate around her and come…
March 11th CVC training and MIGB Injection
We made arrangements to go to Oncology to receive some training on how to do all the maintenance for Dom’s CVC line. This is seeming like a really big deal…too…
March 10th Quick Visit #2
Another quick visit to have Dominique’s central line “hep locked” or flushed”. It was nice to get out fast especially considering our busy week ahead. Time spent in the hospital…
March 9th Quick Visit
At 3pm we went to the hospital to have some of Dom’s bandages removed and have her central line flushed. It was a quick visit which was nice considering we…
March 8th One day after Biopsy
I didn’t sleep well without little Dominique at home. I kept having knee jerk dreams where I would suddenly awake and think “oh my god, Dominique has cancer and is…