We made it back up to the 7th floor yesterday afternoon. It happened close to when I had to get Braeden so I hadn't had a chance to set up the laptop until late today. Everything has been going great up here. Ambrosia is still acting like herself being smiley and happy. We had a toy waiting for us when we got upstairs yesterday as well. Then today one of the nurses had saved a toy that was brought around while we were down in the PICU and brought it to us today. We just love it up here!
The plan for next week is for Ambrosia to have another line placed by the surgeons on Sunday morning. Then on Monday morning they will hook her up to the machine that will collect her stem cells. The process takes 6 hours and we will be back in the PICU so they can monitor her closely while they do the collecting. If they don't get enough stem cells from her on Monday, they will collect again on Tuesday. Once they have all that they need, the line will be removed right there at the bedside.
After the collection, we will be discharged to go home for a few days. The doctors were going to take a look at her road map and let me know exactly how many days we can be home. Then it will be back in for our next round of chemo.
Everyone has talked about how well the tumors have responded to the chemo. One of the surgeons on the tumor board today said she was remarkable and they were so pleased at how well the tumors had shrunk in response to the chemo. Hopefully she will only need a couple more rounds before they can remove the tumor on her liver. Then it will be time for the high dosage round which will be 6 weeks in the hospital. It will all be worth it when she is cancer free.
The plan for next week is for Ambrosia to have another line placed by the surgeons on Sunday morning. Then on Monday morning they will hook her up to the machine that will collect her stem cells. The process takes 6 hours and we will be back in the PICU so they can monitor her closely while they do the collecting. If they don't get enough stem cells from her on Monday, they will collect again on Tuesday. Once they have all that they need, the line will be removed right there at the bedside.
After the collection, we will be discharged to go home for a few days. The doctors were going to take a look at her road map and let me know exactly how many days we can be home. Then it will be back in for our next round of chemo.
Everyone has talked about how well the tumors have responded to the chemo. One of the surgeons on the tumor board today said she was remarkable and they were so pleased at how well the tumors had shrunk in response to the chemo. Hopefully she will only need a couple more rounds before they can remove the tumor on her liver. Then it will be time for the high dosage round which will be 6 weeks in the hospital. It will all be worth it when she is cancer free.
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