Braxton is still at home between rounds of chemo treatment. Today he is with his Dad who is home from work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This is great because that means that Braxton is not so isolated on those days. Bayley & Zoe also stay with their Dad on these days, but of course they are in school during the day time.
Braxton had his spinal tap yesterday and it seemed to go well. But last night he called his Mom and complained about discomfort in his back. He was in some pain. He made a call to one of his treating physicians at the hospital and they decided it was probably a muscle strain caused by the tension of keeping still for the spinal tap.
So Braxton made a call home for Vicadin. That took away the pain and when he woke up this morning, all was better.
Today was the first day for his new, long lasting, very expensive medication, Nuelasta. He will get this medication via injection once a month. A visiting nurse came out today and we thought that she would give Braxton the injection, but she wanted Beth to learn how to do it. Braxton said, "I don't know about that!"
Beth and the nurse talked to Braxton for a while to get him calmed down, gave him his i-pod to listen to, and Beth stuck him before he knew it. Apparently it didn't hurt.
So Braxton is back with his Dad tonight along with Bayley and Zoe.
Still no major issues from his treatment and we're all very grateful for that.
+ To learn more about Braxton's journey to cancer recovery, go to: http://adventureswithbraxton.blogspot.com/
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