Late chemo report

Logan went in Monday for labs, and his numbers looked great. He was so brave, and he did a great job. Then we went in for chemo on Tuesday. We built it up for him to be brave and not throw a fit/scream during the port access (aka Bob poke). So, we went in, and he did well during the preliminary parts of the visit. Then, the nurse came in, and accessed the port and flushed it. Then, the nurse tried to pull blood out of his port, and could not get any. Try as she might, no blood would come out. Thankfully, she did not try and poke again, but consulted another nurse. Together, they decided it was appropriately accessed because it was flushing and they did not try to poke him a second time. They went ahead and taped over the port and consulted the physician assistant. They explained that sometimes there is a clot at the end that makes the blood vessel stick to the line even though it flushes ok. So, they decided to inject some medication to open it up, and wait for a little while. It was opened in about 20 minutes, and then they were able to quickly finish the chemo and he was done.

The rest of the week has been pretty good, though he has been a little tired and wanted to snuggle (no protests here). He is doing well on the steroids so far, and is taking his medicine with no major issues. He is certainly a trooper, and we are so proud. Here he is a little frustrated at chemo, and then a little happier: