Good News / Bad News

Saturday night, Alex started to complain that his mouth hurt. By Sunday night, he was hardly eating. Monday morning, he was still hurting, and I could see a sore on his tongue. I called the doctor, and they asked us to come in today for counts and get his mouth checked out.

I was worried that it was Thrush. Alex was on so many antibiotics, that it seemed probable that the flora in his mouth just went crazy.

Alex was NOT happy to go to the doctor. He cried, he pouted, he relented, and we went.

The GOOD NEWS: Alex's ANC was 1,400 - yes! He got to start oral Chemo again (although at 1/2 dose). We will get counts again next Monday to see if we can go up to full dose Chemo.

The BAD NEWS: Alex's mouth sores were the beginning of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. Click HERE for more info about the virus. The doctors think that he got it again (he had it when he was about 18 months old) because his counts were so low last week. Alex was so crushed when we told him he couldn't go to school. He has missed three weeks already. He misses his friends - and now, he is quarantined at home for the week.

Now we wait for Tessa to get it :(

At least he didn't get this while on his Make-A-Wish trip. He would have been quarantined to his villa at Give Kids the World instead of enjoying himself.

I promise to write about our trip this week.