Treatment #2

Zoë had her second chemotherapy treatment on Friday, May 27th. While the appointment at the oncology clinic went great, this past weekend has been very hard on her. She has been nauseated and throwing up since Friday night. We have been trying to combat the nausea with Zofran but it has not been working. I called the oncology clinic yesterday to see if there was anything else I could do for her since she had not been able to keep anything down since Friday. I was instructed to alternate Benadryl and Zofran every 3 hours. I was really hoping this would help her but nearly every time she swallowed anything it would come right back up, including her medicine. Worried she may be getting dehydrated, I took her to the ER in Joplin (the one that wasn’t blown away by the tornado last Sunday). They admitted her very quickly since our doctor’s office had called ahead and told them we were on our way. I guess it’s kinda like call ahead seating at Texas Roadhouse. Anyway, it was comforting to know she would not have to be around anyone that was sick. Her blood counts are still good at this point but I didn’t want to take any chances. After we were admitted, we were placed in a room where we waited for the nurse to come in and access Zoë’s port. The ER did not have the right sized needle for the job. Lucky for us Children’s Mercy Hospital had given us a kit to take with us in case we had to go to the ER with all of the materials needed to access her port. Once they accessed her port they were able to take blood samples and start her on some fluids. The ER doctor said her throat was inflamed from her throwing up so much but other than that physically she looked well. All of her blood counts came back good and we were given a prescription for Phenergan and sent home. Once we got home she was feeling queasy again. While she was in the bathroom, I noticed a small lock of hair that had fallen out and was on lying on her shoulder. It is the time she has lost any of her hair. She has still been a little sick since we have been home but I am hoping for the best. She could use some peaceful rest.