Sorry for the lack of updates. Brody continues to feel better. He is eating a little better. As of last Monday he had dropped another 0.5 pounds from the previous week... he weighed 38.6 pounds the day (march 9) he went in the hospital and weighed 33.5 pounds last Monday. He had a cat scan on Monday and it showed that his tumor had shrunk significantly (about 25%). We prefer to think his last weight loss was all tumor weight.
Anyway.. he is walking better and eating better the last week.. we continue to have to fight him to take his meds. He starts his 3 drug chemo combo again tomorrow and we will spend the night in the hospital tomorrow night. They plan on leaving his nephrostomy tube in a few more weeks.. they need his kidneys working well for the chemo round this week.
Really that's about it... Trish took the boys to her parents this weekend (they live about 180 miles south of us-- between dayton and cincinnati) and I had to work.
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Thank you for the update. Good to hear the tumor is shrinking. YEAH!!!. The weight loss is significant but for his age, not threatening. I am sure you are looking forward to getting rid of the nephrostomy as well as Brody. Sound like the family is getting into a routine.
ReplyDeletelove and kisses, Luanne
Glad to hear of the shrinkage!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHe looks really great in the videos.
Great big HUGS TO ALL OF YOU.
Love,
Aunt Theresa and Family