So many people reached out over the holidays and offered to come visit but Adam's immune system had other plans. He turned neutropenic (means a failure of the bone marrow to make enough white blood cells - an expected response to chemo) just before New Years and ended up staying at Sloan through the holiday. He returned home on Saturday night.
Next week he will have a mediport placed. A mediport is a device that is implanted under the skin so that medications may be delivered directly into the blood
system. The round
part of the device that can be felt under the skin is called the
reservoir. When the port is accessed, a special needle is placed
through the skin into the reservoir through a plastic membrane called a
septum. The raised septum is made from a self-sealing rubber,
which allows repeated injections into the port. The mediport is designed for safe, long-term use and will replace the PIC Line he's had in his arm for the past few months. It will be more convenient and less obtrusive.
On Monday, January 11, he will begin a second round of the Vincristine cocktail. He will receive chemo on Monday and fluids for the following days. These are long days in the hospital, usually starting at 8 am and ending after 5 pm. It's the perfect time to come visit.
If you can make it to the city, please plan to stop by Sloan (9th Floor Pediatric wing) and visit. Give us a call and we'll meet you at the elevators.
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