The brain MRI came out good. The doctors were looking to see if there were any lumps, swelling, blood clots, internal bleeding, leukemia in nervous system, etc that might have caused the blurry vision issue. Thankfully this came out negative. The Ophthalmologist came in the afternoon and did a bunch of tests and confirmed that he does not… Read More Day 23 – Two steps ahead, one step back
Diarrhea is now under control after a day of mayhem. But sore throat/ulcer is not going anywhere. She is having discomfort much deeper in her throat and the doctors say it’s likely that the ulcers are not just in the mouth but perhaps through her entire GI tract. She had a reasonable breakfast but lunch… Read More Day 22 – Chemo dose 4 of 4
Chemo is designed to kill rapidly growing cells, like cancer. But it also kills other healthy fast growing cells, like the ones that line the mouth, causing mouth sores. Rachana was complaining about a sensitive mouth for 2-3 days and now has full-blown mouth sores. So, the nausea is under control and she has an appetite… Read More Day 14 – Mouth sores
Rachana's recovery from Leukemia 