RWJ. Days 8 & 9

Yesterday, Reinfusion Day 1: long day, Sarah felt lousy, sore throat, headache, itchy rash, nausea,vomiting, diarrhea; all side effects of chemo and low white cell count, making her cranky and miserable. On top of all that, port had to be re-accessed! When the old needle was removed, Sarah was able to shower, walk around the unit, and relax with out any IV tubes hanging off her; but when it was time to access the port again and hook her up, she was sad and it was painful. No fun watching your child in pain and unhappy! She tried so hard to eat some dinner, then she used the new mouthwash that is supposed to numb her throat and make her feel better, no such luck, bye bye dinner. We were able to stay awake for American Idol, but we both crashed as soon as it was over. Hang in there honey, unfortunately you will feel worse before you feel better; but you will feel better soon!!!