Grier did great at both of his appointments in Charlotte--- We just finished the 14 days of accutane and I was a little nervous at first.... he had a really bad headache and threw up so I made the phone call to both doctors to see what they thought.... we kept a close watch on him and made sure he he was eating and drinking enough when he took the pills... He did not seem to have another bad headache after the first day. He did get a really bad nosebleed on Christmas Eve-- took awhile to stop but has not had one since- both are common side effects of accutane~
I did gamble a bit... I went ahead and bought our plane tickets for NYC a week ago even though I did not know if he was HAMA negative or not---If his test came back positive we would not have gone on Sunday but I am happy to say he is HAMA negative so we are leaving for NYC on Sunday... well, let me rephrase that.... HAPPY is not the best word !!! We are leaving for NYC and will continue on the treatment plan that we had planned on--- :)
It is the 3F8 antibody treatment and it will last Monday- Friday. I have to start giving him shots tomorrow as well as another medication to prepare him for Monday.
Grier went back to TK today -- he seemed to have a great time... the funny thing was that he said that he missed school yesterday... I honestly thought they had a teacher workday so I messed up!!! Oh well..... I am not used to the school routine either :)
That is it for now-- I am sure I will update before we head to the Big Apple for the first time in 2010~
3 comments:
Before we started back to school I kept thinking it was sunday....for about 4 days!! Psyched you can keep on the plan. We'll miss him though!!!
Amy,
I am thinking about all of you! Happy New Year and I am sure 2010 will bring Grier and your entire family lots of things to be thankful for. Please let us know if you need anything. Lots of hugs and prayers from our house to yours.
Sally (Pete, Molly and Banks Brown)
I think about and pray for Grier and your family on a regular basis. He is such an amazing boy. Thanks for sharing your journey. My absolute best to you and Grier. What a stud!
Christian Flohr
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