Today was spent waiting for the doctors to discuss the road map or plan for McKenna's treatment. Finally in the afternoon they came to have the discussion. They didn't find Leukemia cells in the spinal fluid. YEAH! That means it has not spread to other parts of her body.
She was scheduled to get her first round of medicines tonight. That afternoon the nurse came in to look for an appropriate vein to start a new IV. A new IV has to be started for the two medicines they would be putting in tonight. She kept saying how dainty and small her blood veins were and that she couldn't find anywhere to start one. She gave up and decided to call someone who was a better "stick." We waited and later that night the nurse informed us that they hadn't gotten the permission slip signed for this medication when they had signed all the papers. It had been misplaced. She told us we wouldn't be able to start the medicine till the next day since there were not two doctors to sign off during the night. Jen looked through her papers and finally the nurse found the signed permission. I think the nurse may have been dreading trying to start the IV and so thought she could delay it till after her shift. So later they came in to start the IV. This was an ordeal. They tried three times. McKenna was so brave as they dug around in her arm. They never could find a good vein.
So early the next morning they sent in someone from transport that does this all the time and even for babies. He used a sonogram to help him find the vein and finally got one. So it was actually August 8 when she finally had these two medications.
Wow, You have been through alot in the past few weeks. You are in our prayers.
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