Friday, April 8

Collin had his latest MRI Wednesday morning at 8:00. The MRI itself went fine. Collin woke up from the anesthesia pretty easily, and he wasn't grumpy. But this time he was pretty drowsy for the rest of the day, and looked a little drunk. I couldn't help but chuckle a little. I had hoped to have the results by Wednesday night, as his oncologist is very good about not making us wait longer than necessary because she knows that the waiting is full of anxiety. Evidently there was only a preliminary report by Wednesday night; the radiologist didn't get the final read and report up until Thursday. So Thursday afternoon I finally got the news we had been hoping for: all clear, no evidence of disease! So we get to breathe a little easier for a few months (until the next one...)

Thursday morning, Collin had his latest hearing test. He cooperated so nicely during the test, and was quite pleased to be rewarded with more stickers to add to his collection. The results weren't much different than the last hearing test; he has some high frequency loss on the right side. If he continues to test positive for high frequency loss, he may eventually need to be fitted for a hearing aide, because high frequency hearing is important when learning speech. From day to day though, he seems to hear and understand without any difficulty. He'll be retested in two months.

He is continuing to tolerate the maintenance chemo pretty well. The Accutane is causing his skin to be dry, so I keep putting moisturizer on him. He had seemed fussy for a few days, but that seems to have subsided, so maybe it wasn't caused by the Accutane after all.

In case I don't say it enough, thank you all so much for your prayers and positive thoughts. I appreciate them more than you know!