Oh-Boy! What a day!

All is well and Greta is sleeping soundly right now. But the day was much different this morning at 6:30. She had completed 2 of the 3 Chemo drugs and was in the process of completing her 3rd when her broviac became clogged after 3 hours of infusion. A flush was attempted to unclog the line but a leak occurred at a previously repaired site. This caused some commotion as you can expect. The broviac has been repaired, but 1 of the 2 lines remains clogged and we can't begin trying to unclog the line or resume chemo until the glue has cured. The glue needs 12 hours to cure so that means we are delayed until 9:00 pm tonight.

In the meantime she has a new IV (in her finger sucking hand) and she is not happy about that! To make the day even better we decided that we will try a new IV drug that will allow us to eliminate one of her oral medications. This sounded good in theory, that is until she threw up all over Mommy's shorts. Thanks goodness this medicine is now complete and she won't need anymore for a month. The doctors told us they can time it better next time, and she shouldn't get sick.

This is our day so far and it's only noon! We hope the rest of the day goes better.

As far as that stubborn broviac: The plan is to have it replaced prior to her next round of treatment. That means yet another surgery, but it should mean an easier trip to the hospital next time and easier flushes at home for Mommy and Daddy.

Thanks for all the prayers!

The Betz Family