It's been a week of settling in at home, getting back into routines and keeping Evelyn comfortable. She has been experiencing some side effects from the chemo she had last week. Tuesday afternoon we noticed a rash starting all over her body and her itching like crazy. We left it for the night but in the morning it had gotten worse. We called the clinic and they asked us to come in so they could take a look at it. Turns out its a common side effect from the particular chemo drug used called methotrexate. We were told to give her Benadryl and keep an eye out for a fever and it should settle down by itself. Evelyn was originally scheduled to come in for blood work and a check up on the Thursday but they were able to do it when were were there so no extra trip was needed. Her diaper rash and mouth sores also came back full force. We got a couple more prescriptions to deal with those. As long as we stay in top of everything Evelyn seems comfortable and her normal self. We were home mid afternoon Wednesday, looking forward to relaxing that night and not having to go back in the morning. Unfortunately Evelyn had other plans - shortly after putting her to bed around 7:30pm she threw up and out came her NG tube. Because of the chemo we had to give her later that night the tube needed to go back in and couldn't wait until morning. We packed a quick bag and Steve took Evelyn to Mac emergency to put it back in place. By midnight we were all sleeping soundly in our beds. We are learning to quickly adapt to sudden change of plans and unexpected hospital runs :). Evelyn's next scheduled clinic visit is on Thursday if nothing comes up before then; hopefully it's a quiet week :).
Lindsey and Stephen
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
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