Although surgery started early, it was done pretty quickly. Eila played with Oliver and her new kitten named "Yoko" (thanks, Meredith & Pete) while waiting for the drugs to kick in.
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| From July/August 2012 |
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| From July/August 2012 |
The surgeon was able to place the port in the same location in Eila's chest (something he wasn't sure he'd be able to do), so she won't have a new scar.
We discussed the difficult "wake-up" from Eila's last surgery, so the surgery team adjusted her anesthetic for a much nicer, sleepier recovery - we were all thankful for that.
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| From July/August 2012 |
The one thing that slowed Eila down this morning and let the doctors work with her before surgery was the promise of popsicles later, so she and Joel enjoyed a twin-pop during chemo. Chemo went well, no surprises there.
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| From July/August 2012 |
We'll go back to Doernbecher next Tuesday and Eila will have a busy day with four different appointments: 1) an ultrasound to check on the size of the tumor, to see if the chemo is beginning to shrink it or if it has grown (hopefully not); 2) an echocardiogram to make sure her heart is strong enough for the new, third drug; 3) week three of chemo; and 4) meeting with a nephrologist (kidney specialist) to find out what life will be like with less than one kidney.
We also learned today that Eila's tumor surgery is scheduled for September 25, which is also Annikka's fifth birthday. Hopefully we'll be able to make arrangements to pull off both of these important events simultaneously. Thank you all for keeping Eila in your thoughts and prayers, we are continually grateful for the wonderful network of family and friends we have surround us through this difficult time.
4 comments:
Dana and Joel-- Thanks for taking time to share with us. We are sending so much love, positivity, and healing thoughts to you all. Big hugs to you all-- not just the wee one. Stay strong and lean on each other and the ones who love you. We are all here for you and want to help in any way we can.
Hang in there.
she is such a little trooper!!! you all are deep in our thoughts and prayers.
lots of love.
Just checking in. Thanks for the updates on Blogger. Those popsicles looked good!
Glad for the update. You all are absolutely amazing. Thinking of you and balancing September 25th along with everything else.
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