Congrats to Kezia! Now do they place IVs as needed for the rest of treatment? I know several kids that do that and prefer IVs to a line or port. Fergus would not be one of them, however! He still has his port, but getting that out should happen in the next month or so. Thanks for the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act plug, by the way.
The only medication now that needs to be given IV is monthly vincristine. I'm assuming this will just be an injection (will find out tomorrow). Obviously, if she requires transfusions at any point ... Our consultant has told us that they try and avoid installation of a portacath - they only do this if it is obvious the child is overwhelmingly distressed by injections.
We are not medically trained. While we will endeavour to be as accurate as possible with medical information, we cannot accept responsibility for any errors. Medical details given apply only to our daughter, the form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia she has and the treatment she is receiving. Please consult your doctor if you have questions or doubts of any kind
Our daughter, Kezia, came down with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of two years in 2006 and was evacuated to the UK for treatment. Mum, Nanda, accompanied her and later Nanda's son Jaime went to the UK. Dad, Angus, stayed in Africa earning to support them and periodically visited them. Kezia finished treatment in 2008 and the family returned to Sao Tome e Principe mid-2009. Kezia is doing fine and hasn't relapsed but won'nt be considered "clear" until 2013. Meanwhile Dad was made redundant - at the best of times he's a consultant, sometimes a teacher and often unemployed. Poor White Trash.
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Congrats to Kezia! Now do they place IVs as needed for the rest of treatment? I know several kids that do that and prefer IVs to a line or port. Fergus would not be one of them, however! He still has his port, but getting that out should happen in the next month or so. Thanks for the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act plug, by the way.
Lauren
Thanks Lauren
The only medication now that needs to be given IV is monthly vincristine. I'm assuming this will just be an injection (will find out tomorrow). Obviously, if she requires transfusions at any point ... Our consultant has told us that they try and avoid installation of a portacath - they only do this if it is obvious the child is overwhelmingly distressed by injections.
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