Beckett's feet and walking got much better over the weekend. However on Saturday he started having respiratory problems and required several breathing treatments. After a couple days of taking it easy he feels much better. Today, on Tuesday, he stayed home with John and went to the doctor who gave us a different nebulizer medicine and also a daily nasal medicine which should help with the chronic sinusitis.
We also got a call from the nurse at Packard and she confirmed that Beckett has giardia, which is a somewhat nasty parasitic illness. Because his immune system has been depressed by the chemotherapy, the treatment is not so straightforward. Trish, from neuro-oncology at Lucile Packard, had to talk to an infectious diseases team. They finally decided to give him an antibiotic with a name as long as my arm, something that the local pharmacy does not stock (it's on order). Otherwise, he isn't showing any symptoms right now apart from some bloating and diarrhea.
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Hi Cassie and Beckett,
Glad to hear that Beckett's feet are feeling better but sorry to hear about his upset tummy. Hopefully you'll get the antibiotics soon and he will start feeling better. We'll keep him in our prayers.
April and Dakota
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