We are still downstairs in the PICU. Ambrosia had a slight change in her CT scan of her head yesterday morning so they kept us on the PICU floor. The oncologist came in yesterday and said her belly felt smaller which prompted me to ask when the next CT scan of her abdomen and chest would be to check how the tumors were responding to the chemo. He said it was good idea to do one and last night when they rescanned her head they also did her abdomen and chest.
She had another recheck scan of her head this morning as well. Both CT scans of her head from last night and this morning show no change. However, her platelet count has changed even though it's still in the 100s. So they want her to be a little more stable with her platelets before we go back upstairs. The nurse practioner that works with the neurosurgeon said they will do another CT scan in the morning and if it still shows no change then we will call it a day and head back to the 7th floor! Good news there.
As for the CT scan of her abdomen and chest, it shows there are less nodules on her lungs (yay!). It also shows the tumor on her liver has shrunk (yay!). This is of course good news. The oncologist today said the next step will be her stem cell collection in preparation for the high dosage of chemo. I am not sure when that will occur. I have a lot of questions written down to ask in the morning when I see them again.
Good news all around!
She had another recheck scan of her head this morning as well. Both CT scans of her head from last night and this morning show no change. However, her platelet count has changed even though it's still in the 100s. So they want her to be a little more stable with her platelets before we go back upstairs. The nurse practioner that works with the neurosurgeon said they will do another CT scan in the morning and if it still shows no change then we will call it a day and head back to the 7th floor! Good news there.
As for the CT scan of her abdomen and chest, it shows there are less nodules on her lungs (yay!). It also shows the tumor on her liver has shrunk (yay!). This is of course good news. The oncologist today said the next step will be her stem cell collection in preparation for the high dosage of chemo. I am not sure when that will occur. I have a lot of questions written down to ask in the morning when I see them again.
Good news all around!
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