Rach took what we hope is her last dose of chemo on Monday. She has taken chemo for 14 months and at her age they don't recommend more than what she's had if it can be avoided. It can start to permanently damage organs and her bone marrow. We are not sure what's next for her treatment. We have a few options: 1. different chemo, not our fav option! 2. radiation or 3. doing nothing for a few months before radiating. She has an MRI scheduled for March 4th and that will help the doctors make some decisions. We will also have to move her care to Houston for the next part so we are going to be making regular trips to MD Anderson now. We'll probably have to go right after the MRI which is definitely a big reason the baby needs to get here soon! Rachel's March calendar is going to be full and mommy needs a little time to heal before I have to dive into all that!
She is still doing really good so we're not expecting major news from the MRI. She has started to lose some hair in spots but is managing to keep most of it! We're hoping that her throwing up and loss of appetite gets better without the chemo. It's unbelieveable how much someone so little can vomit! We're also expecting to see an increase in energy and hopefully less pain and tantrums. The chemo has helped us get her older but we're trying to focus on getting rid of the cancer now so she will still need lots of prayers!
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