Brian Robert & LCH: Chemo Week Three, Day Three

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Chemo Week Three, Day Three

After several hours in the ER last night we came home and got some sleep. We woke up and headed back to the hospital for more chemo. We are praying that Brian does not get sick again today. You can see from the pictures that Brain is obviously feeling much much better. It's kinda sad to know that we are giving him medicine that makes him feel bad.

We are so thankful that Brian loves playing on the iPad. He passes many chemo and sick hours playing games on the iPad.

So much going on in his little life and still so very happy.

Cutest little five year old in the world.

2 comments:

emily said...: he really IS such a cute kid, carrie! i was just thinking as i was reading your 3 latest posts that he looks good-- he does not look like a sickly boy going through all of these treatments. praying that the rest of the chemo week is uneventful. i'm so excited about y'all's trip to disney! hope it will be a super wonderful week. continued prayers for brian and all of you...; May 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM
David and Kate said...: Still praying!!!!!!; May 31, 2012 at 3:55 PM

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Brian, BB or "B-ber"

Brian is our seven year old boy. He is the third of four children, all born in just four years. Sept 2009 Brian was diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. He spent seven months on Chemo and steriods. In April 2010 we had his port removed and celebrated "no more chemo!". His treatment from May forward was oral medicine on the weekends and scans/bloodwork every three months. Brian's firt set of scans/follow up with the oncologist in July were wonderful. We didn't quite make it to his second set of scans three months later in October. In late July/ early August we started noticing suspicious bumps on his scalp and a rash on his private area. On Sept 15, 2010 we took Brian to his oncologist. That appointment revealed the possibilty of more chemo. September 21 we had a biopsy that two days later revealed that Brian's LCH was back. We immediately had surgery to implant a port and in Oct 2010 started a second journey through chemotherapy and steroids for our little Brian. In March 2011 Brian's chemo drugs were changed around as his new protocal was not working. Brian was still presenting symptoms. We went back to the original combination of drugs but this time instead of being on them six months the plan was for twelve months. Brian completed his second round of chemo March 8, 2012. Even though Brian was completing treatment, we started noticing symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus in March 2012. He was diagnosed with D.I. March 22, 2012. His new diagnosis was considered a relapse for his LCH. Brian's third round (or fourth protocol depending on how you look at it) of chemo and a totally different protocol began April 2012. He had chemo five days in a row followed by a three week break for 12 months. He completed that protocol the first week of April 2013. In July of 2013 Brian had his port removed and we were over the moon excited about NO MORE CHEMO. In October of 2013 Brian had a recurrence of symptoms. He took six months of oral chemo. In April of 2014 he had another MRI. It was decided that Brian could stop treatment. By August-September 2014 he started showing symptoms again. October 2014 we are back in Houston to see what the next step will be for treatment of Brian's LCH.