Today went well. Malcolm, as usual, got quite cranky just before the sedation (nothing to eat since the night before!) which was around 1:30. The sedation was to inject some chemo into his spine, same as rounds one and two. He had a nice long nap afterwards and woke up much happier, especially since he could have a snack right away. He was hooked up to the IV chemo as soon as he woke up so it should finish around 4pm on Saturday.
We are in the same room as last time. We are pleased about that as we are able to have a larger play area in this room than some of the others as the layout of the room is slightly different. Malcolm's bloodwork yesterday showed that his platelets were still very high at 447 as was his ANC, which was a whopping 7,080! Hemoglobin was slightly below normal at 102.
He also had his six month check on his thyroid function (just more bloodwork) and everything looks fine. Malcolm has been on a low dose of synthetic thyroid since last September. Thyroid problems are common in people with Down syndrome so Malcolm had been screened regularly from birth. We are hopeful that he will outgrow this condition.
Mary Ellen
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