Favorite Hannah Picture

Favorite Hannah Picture
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Hannah Ballerina

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Play Time
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Hannah's Room

Hannah's Room

Happier Hannah

Happier Hannah

Hannah sleeping 4-13-10

Hannah sleeping 4-13-10

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Preschool Friend's Art
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Friday, May 6, 2011

Heading Back to Children's

Hannah has been struggling with stomach pain and mouth sores that cover the inside of her mouth and have traveled down her throat. Last night was so hard.

It is a common side effect of the methotrexate. The real name for it is mucositis and the sores are little ulcers that can occur anywhere in the GI tract.

It can be an extremely painful thing and if pain cannot be controlled by oxycodone, then she will need to be readmitted for a morphine drip. Her stomach pains could also be mucositis that have traveled down to her stomach. Sigh.

We are both exhausted. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon and she will be pain free. It is so miserable to watch.

7 comments:

  1. So sorry to hear! Life really really sucks sometimes. And it certainly isn't fair. x

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  2. Sorry to hear you are having a rough time. Good luck at the hospital. I'll be thinking of you.

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  3. Hugs to you both. I am so glad that Hannah cleared the MTX quickly and I hope that means that these sores will resolve. It just sounds miserable. At the very least, hopefully Hannah can be made more comfortable and you can both get some rest. Praying for Hannah. Kathy

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  4. Sorry to hear that Carrie. I hope she is out of pain soon.

    Love ya, Liz

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  5. Oh you poor things. A little high and then this - just not fair. x

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  6. Horrid, horrid things to have - I get them all the time but not to the degree poor Hannah is, so can only imagine how miserable she is, poor girl. At least they do tend to go fairly quickly? Hang on in there. xx

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  7. I'm so sorry! I will be praying for her.

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