Noah’s bone marrow came back negative!

2/24/2021

Update:

Noah’s bone marrow came back negative!

We can move onto the next phase of treatment.

His numbers were good except his hemoglobin. We are headed downstairs so he can get a blood transfusion…this way he will be ok and ready to go for his port surgery tomorrow.

After his surgery he will be admitted to the hospital and he will receive a LP with Intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy…..VinCHRIStine (chemo) intravenously…and begin his oral chemo. Depending on how he feels after all of that depends on whether he will stay or be discharged.

Keep praying that everything goes smoothly and his body accepts his treatment.

Symptoms

ALL symptoms start when leukemia cells crowd out normal blood cells in bone marrow. The types of symptoms your child has will depend on the numbers of cancer cells and healthy blood cells.

Children with B-cell ALL may:

Bleed or bruise more easily than usual

Feel very tired

Get infections more often

Lose their appetite

Other symptoms include:

Bone or joint pain

Limping

Fever

Pale skin

Red or purple spots called petechiae on the skin

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarms, or groin

If the cancer cells travel to your child’s liver and spleen, these organs can grow large enough to make the belly swell. In some boys, the testicles can also grow larger.