We got out of the hospital late Sunday afternoon. Olivia's fever finally came down and although it wasn't down for a full 24 hours, they agreed to let us go.
Olivia is still suffering (itchy!) from the rash, and they still have yet to figure out the longer term plan for antibiotics. Took a step in the right direction yesterday, however, when we FINALLY got to meet with the Infectious Disease doc. She presented a couple of potential alternatives but they are still looking into them. Not overly impressed with how this process is going and have expressed our frustration. On Monday they were actually suggesting she might stay on this IV antibiotic (3x per day, 2 hours at a time) throughout the rest of the chemo!
In the meantime we are moving forward with chemo, and Olivia saw Dr. Gebhardt (orthopedic surgeon) yesterday for another follow-up. (She was bit nervous after ending up in the OR after the last follow-up!) Dr. Gebhardt said her graft looked like "it came from her twin," and it looks "perfect." She's ready to start PT, and he was quite surprised and impressed with how much she could already bend her knee and lift her leg.
Next week stitches come out and hopefully we'll get some answers on the meds. Hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving.
Hey Guys- We are thinking of you all today ! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving after last weeks Ordeal! You know by now, Chemo and the side effects are not an exact science. Hopefully someday soon there will be a better solution and a patient tailored protocol to help eliminate these awful side effects. It must be so frustrating to not be able to pinpoint the offending drug/ antibiotic... Hope they can get Olivia an itch remedy soon.
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Much Love ,
The Davis Family
hope the itchiness stops! its awesome that the graph is "perfect." Yay! ready to start PT!!!! its good that you can bend and lift your leg already!
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morgan:)
sorry i forgot to add something about the stitches! Its wonderful that they are coming out next week! that has got to feel better when they do!
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morgan:)
Wow it sounds like your moving FAST though everything! WOW no more stiches!!!!!!! well, soon enough anyways!Hope you had a GREAT thanksgiving! you definaly have a lot to be thankful for!
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Amanda
Hi Olivia
ReplyDeleteGlad you are going to get to start PT soon -- which means -- riding horses again soon -- right? They all miss you here. You should see how good your sister Morgan is getting. She rode Fancy like a pro tonight! You should see Fancy - she had trouble with her leg all summer and she has made quite the comeback - just like you - ha, she reminds me of you!
Hope you got to enjoy your Thanksgiving. Can you believe Christmas is only 24 days away?
Feel better soon
Gail Kirkman
ps - did you hear? I bought a racehorse. She's very pretty, but very crabby.