The hospital stay is going good so far. The first round of chemo is completed, two more days to go.
It was a bit of a challenge for Aly. Her DDAVP medicine did not really kick in today. It is the one that helps her not have to go to the bathroom so often and also controls her thirst. They did not want to give her another dose because they do not want the chemo sitting in her bladder, so they wanted to make sure the fluids were moving and flushing. NO problem there! They made her wait until 6 pm to take another dose of DDAVP. Before that time, between 10 am and 6 pm, she consumed a 32 oz gatorade and three 20 oz bottles of water. Yeah, I know! This was on top of the IV fluids they were giving which were also helping to flush out the system and her feeding formula. By 6 pm she was wishing she had a potty built into the bed! Poor girl!
She was also bummed about the nice weather today. When she has to go into the hospital, it is guaranteed that the weather outside is gorgeous. When she's at home, the weather has been miserable. It didn't help that the nurses kept talking about it and saying that they had plans to do things outside over the weekend.
We watched a marathon of "Say Yes to the Dress" to pass a lot of the time today. Love that show! Aly also did some drawing, a little math, and made a hammock out of a mask for her monkey, Tiny. She also made a long dress for Tiny out of a blue silicone glove. Anything to keep her busy!
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