Remington's status

Hello everyone, Remington is recovering very well from his last round of chemo. His white blood counts are above 3000 and his ANC is above the minimums as well. The only thing holding him back from starting is his platelet count. Remington has to be above 75 before they will start. (he is at 28 right now) Remi will have labs drawn on Sunday morning to find out how far he has improved. This next round will be the 5 day course. He would normally get this in the outpatient labs and not have to be admitted but, they are going to increase the strength of the chemotherapy dose this time and are going to want to watch him closely for the first couple of days. After this round the doctors will be taking an x-ray of his chest to see just how much the tumor has shrunk and if it is time to remove it. I am sure they are going to want to shrink it as much as possible before surgery. Remington is getting used to his Port-a-cath now and doesn't get nearly so upset when we have to access or de-access it now. It is so much easier than flushing his central line twice a day and having to keep it clean and dry all the time. Two days ago Remington lost two of his molars on the left side in the same day. He has brand new teeth showing thru his gums already. He is growing up fast, even with the toxins being used to kill the tumor. We will post pictures soon.