A setback

Remington has been moved back to the ICU and has the breathing tube in place again. He is suffering from a common side effect called mucusitis. This is where the chemo therapy causes the mucus membrane in the sinus, throat, and stomach to peel off. This caused a lot of bleeding. He inhaled some of this blood and had to be moved back down to ICU so the machine can breathe for him while his body deals with the inhaled blood. He also has very painful sores all over his mouth and lips. This is also a common side effect. We are hoping the next round of treatment will not be so bad for him. He is one tough guy. He is already asking when he can be moved back up to the 4th floor so his friends can come see him. (Well, he's not asking but he is writing the questions on a pad of paper since he can't talk.) He is now losing his hair as well. Grandma will be coming up this evening to cut his hair off. He is not going to be happy about that little adventure.