Recovering at home

Yesterday Beckett had an MRI, and since they have to use general anaesthesia with kids his age, it was his second day in a row getting knocked out at the hospital. Apparently he had some problems with the anaesthesia because he continues to be congested, but a chest x-ray showed no problems and he was allowed to come home.

So far this morning he has been cheerful and alert, but somewhat tired as well: right now he is snoozing peacefully in our bed. It's hard to say if the chemotherapy tired him out at all since so much else was going on, but as far as I can tell, the chemo didn't slow him down at all. I've got to admit that I was envisioning him being so worn out by the chemo that he would just lie in bed all day and not be able to move, but that hasn't been the case at all. He is happy, playing, bouncing around: his usual self.

I imagine that the chemo will get harder as the treatments continue, but right now it's reassuring that the treatments might not hit him too hard, at least not all of the time. He has occasionally been saying "owie" and pointing to the scar from his operation, but he hasn't been complaining about it very much, so I don't think it hurts much or at all. The port just looks like a funny bump on his chest; there are no leads dangling out of it unless they access the port.

Now he is on antibiotics and his regular breathing treatments for the infection. He has been taking some Zofran, which is an anti-nausea medication, but we haven't noticed any nausea or any change in his eating habits. He is also taking a laxative because one of the medicines in the chemotherapy can cause constipation, but so far he's been pooping normally, too. Or is that too much information?

Now we just have to be a bit careful about washing our hands more, using antibacterial soap, and generally trying to make sure he doesn't get worse or get sick again.