August 27 - Day 7

August 27 - Day 7

Evelyn has continued with her daily chemo treatment over the last two days. We are starting to see some of the side effects of the chemo and steroids. She has developed mouth sores and become more irritable. Because of the sores her appetite is almost nothing and even her beloved milk has taken a back seat; although she is sucking on her bottle more often. The nurses have given Evelyn something for pain and she usually perks up a little once it's set in. Yesterday we talked with our doctor again about getting a second opinion from a different surgeon on possibly moving the port IV. Unfortunately the only surgeon on for the rest of the week is the one who put her port in - we will have to wait until the end of the week until another surgeon is back. By Day 11 if the patient is feeling well the doctors start to give leave of absences (Evelyn will get unhooked and we are free to go for a couple hours) and that has us wondering if it would be worth the hassle of moving it - it may just end up setting us back. The needle in her port hasn't come out in 3 days and if Evelyn is unhooked from the IV the needle only goes in when she has her treatment so it's nothing to worry about once we go home. We are going to wait out the week, see how Evelyn is feeling then revisit it again. Charlotte is now staying with us at the Ronald MacDonald House and is adapting great. They have the best toy room with any toy you can think of so Charlotte is in her glory :). 

Lindsey and Steve

James 1:2-3
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance"