11-9 Doctor's Appt

Chase is doing well. He's been active and playful. He's also walking better. Not quite as before yet. But, better.

Monday's appt. was looong. We were there at 10am for the 11 o' clock Doctor's appt. and left past 4pm. His counts are good. WBC is 3.58k/ul, HGB is 10.8g/dl, PLTE is 201k/ul with an ANC of 2.51.

Main topic of conversation with Dr. Freyer is how Chase is doing with his oral meds. He was actually happy with what he heard. He thought it would be worst. He wants us to chart his daily intake and will measure his 6-mp blood concentration next visit. He actually told us that Chase might take a different route if we think he does not take 25% of his oral Chemo. It would be mostly IV meds to be given in the clinic. Details were not yet discussed. We are still hoping that it gets better. Another concern that we brought up is that when the chemo is in his bottle, he does not drink it at once. He would drink the whole thing for a span of an hour or so. We want to know if there is any effect on absorption. He explained to us that in certain meds, a full dose is necessary to reach a certain peak to optimize the effectiveness. But, he is not certain. He did mention that a pill is meant to be taken in one shot. It's really hard at this point. We know the consequence if we don't do this right.