Alexis had her next round of treatment today. She got dox and vincristine. Both went in fine, but she was pretty tired the rest of the day. Her counts were good. I was a little surprised that the red blood was ok, as she has seemed very tired the last fee days. She wasn't pale, though, so explains that part.
We also discussed the treatment for the rest of the protocol. She will now have two weeks off. The week before Christmas, she will go in for her next spinal chemo as well as starting two new chemos. She will be given that chemo daily for two weeks. If you do the math, that means chemo through Christmas. They aren't sure they will have someone to give the chemo on Christmas, so we may have to be trained to administer it through the IV on our own. Nothing like a new challenge on Christmas.
The test of the day, she was pretty tired. We drove around for a little bit looking at Christmas lights, so she would sit and relax. I'm ready to be done with this protocol already, but thankful she has stayed out of the hospital.
In good medical news, we also had an appointment with Alexis's pulmonologist. He assessed her and her recent colds. Since she currently had a cold, he was able to listen to her cough as well. Given all this, he believes that we trachea is firming up and not collapsing as often. He thinks she's on her way to outgrowing her tracheamalacia. This is great news considering she is more susceptible to colds right now. This means that hopefully her lungs can help her fight off the colds, since her immune system won't be doing its job. At least she won't have two things working against her to cause pneumonia!
