“How long is chemo and is it all done inpatient?”
There are “on” weeks and “off” weeks. Chemo will be five days a week on the on weeks. On the off weeks there’s only one day a week for one of the chemicals. Best case, I think, if things go pretty well (red and white blood cell and platelet counts go back up faster rather than slower), the treatment will be every three weeks: two weeks off, one week on, and so on ’til the cancer’s gone.
We have the possibility of the option in the future of doing subsequent rounds outpatient so we’re released home at night. It’s not always possible, but it might be for us because he has a caretaker who would be rigorous about some of the requirements and because he would be rigorous about it too. However, we will see how it goes. Our medical and personal teams combined (given all the information) feel good about starting in the hospital and monitoring from there.
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Pam, I know your journey to Seattle is a journey for a reason no parent wants to take, and that no parent wants to watch their child go through such a tough challenge at ANY age, but especially such a young age. My love, thoughts, and prayers are with you, and I will check back frequently to see how things are going. Safe journey, and God be with you!
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