We're at the hospital for infusion #3. The nurse said that #3 and 4 are when reactions tend to happen, if they happen. I didn't know that. Good thing they're not checking MY pulse and blood pressure right now. DS said his radio alarm woke him up this morning with the song, "Best Day of Your Life" so I should stop worrying. Apparently, it was a sign.
They are much more attentive at the children's hospital here than the adult cancer center from last time. The nurse comes in every 15 minutes and they take vitals every time. Last time, we pretty much sat in a room by ourselves for four hours. Definitely coming here for all future visits! And they just stopped by to see if we wanted slushies. Nice.
And there was this sweet woman in the waiting room who's older teen son has cancer and was handing out handmade ornaments to all the kids. It made me count my blessings.
Couple of questions...
We had labs run when we got here and all is good except liver numbers. AST is 53 (0-35) and ALT is 55 (0-50). Both were in the 30's a month ago. The only other thing that caught my attention was Alka Phos jumped up significantly from 170 a month ago to 332 today (130-530). The Alka Phos can just be indicating a pending growth spurt, right? What about the liver numbers? Same thing?
CRP continues to be normal. Woohoo! That's like a record for us!
So, thoughts on labs?