Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Done With Steroids!

Victory...Anya has now finished her steroids! As the doctors predicted, she is still feeling the effects from them. But we are hoping that she will be feeling better by tomorrow or the next day. She has already started to smile more, we are just waiting for her to have more energy, a decrease in appetite and to be able to sleep through the night.

Anya went in to the clinic yesterday for a preventative antibiotic but other than that she will have a break from treatment until early next week. At that time she will have blood work and if her counts are high enough she will be admitted for an overnight visit for chemotherapy. The drug they will give her can cause immediate complications so they like to keep her in the hospital to monitor her vitals, etc.

She also has developed some complications as a result of her digestive problems. It is very painful for her to use the restroom and the doctor is concerned about infection. Please pray for her healing in this area and for protection from infection.