TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER:
Today is GFR day, GFR is a renal function test (kidney test) to see how efficiently the blood gets rid of waste products in the blood. Joni-Mai was injected with some more medicine and left for 2 hours. After the 2 hours, she had a blood test and two more blood tests at one hour intervals after the initial blood test was taken (ouch, that was confusing...). It was necessary for her to have these tests before starting her first lot of chemo, so the doctors could see that her body could cope with getting rid of any chemicals they would pump in to her.
After completing the GFR, Joni-Mai's chemotherapy began. She's on a group of drugs that are known as VIDE - Vincristine, Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin & Etoposide. She's also been given Mesna and a whole bunch of anti-sickness drugs to help her out. She's attached to a drip constantly but her spirits are high (with a few low patches here and there). She's even named her wiggly lines!! Her Red one is Tinkerbell and the Grey one is Eddie, she named them after people she loved because she understands one day she will love her wigglies.
Joni-Mai had some visitors today, too! Her special guests were Signe (Nigna) and Uncle Eddie (Grey wiggly's name sake!!) she was over the moon to have such lovely guests.
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