Amazing Appetite

I know that the steroids are supposed to increase appetite, but today was something else!

Alex ate 6 eggs (yes, I said six...), one hot dog, and a cheese stick for breakfast. He ate two eggs, then begged for two more, and then pleaded for two more. While I appreciate his increase in appetite due to the steroids, he won't be getting 6 eggs for breakfast again - we'll have a bit more variety next time...

We had his doctors appointment today, and his ANC (absolute neutrophil number) is down to 700 - once it gets to 500, we have to be "really" careful about germs. For perspective, his counts were 2100 just a week ago. It's scary that he'll be so vulnerable to infection, but it is what is necessary to get rid of this cancer.

Today, I talked to our Oncologist during his doctors appointment, and she said that Doerenbecher Children's Hospital sees only about 4 to 5 cases of Alex's cancer (Lymphoblastic Lymphoma) per year. It also occurs in boys more than 70% of the time...who knows why.

Alex still has his hair. Dr. Stork said that children with lighter hair tend to loose it later than children with dark hair...again, who knows why.

We have his next Chemo appointment on Thursday. Since he got so nauseous from the last dose, they are going to tweak the Zofran this time (anti-nausea medicine)