A few friends have been asking about Catherine's chemotherapy treatment at the moment, and as I realized I haven't explained this on the blog for a long while, here goes!
This phase of treatment is called 'Maintenance treatment'.
Catherine will be on Chemotherapy treatment until October 2010.
Every evening, Catherine receives a dose of chemotherapy 'medicine'.
On Thursdays, she also receives a different chemotherapy medicine - Methotrexate.
Once a month, she receives Vincristine through her portacath, followed by five days of steroid.
Once a quarter, Catherine receives chemotherapy into her spinal fluid (she is anesthetized for this, and receives a lumbar puncture whilst asleep).
So basically, this is the treatment schedule until October 2010.
She will also continue to have a weekly blood test to check her blood counts, and also she will be given a medicine to prevent chest infections. We have to keep a check on neutrophils in particular, as her immune system is still affected by the chemotherapy.
Please continue to pray that she doesn't get any infections or side effects from her treatment.
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Do you also sometimes wish everyone just KNEW what the treatment was? I find that some days I just don't feel like explaining the whats and whys.
(((hugs)))
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