It was very weird to go back to the OPI to begin treatment again. We were discharged from the hospital on June 16th and gave Sinatra her last Oral chemo on June 22nd. During this break Sinatra lost all of her hair and it literally started growing back within days of its disappearance. Now she has a very soft peach fuzzy head!! It was nice to have such a long break from reality but as of July 2nd we are back in treatment full speed ahead. We began our delayed intensification treatment on the 2nd with a lumbar puncture and two types of chemo. The one chemo (Doxorubicin) was pink in color and weirdly enough Sinatra's urine made her diaper pink for the next day. We must warn anyone that comes near Sinatra...... she has started her steroids again. We began steroids the night of the 2nd. Sinatra's steroid dose is almost double what it was in January but she wont be taking it for a full month. She will essentially take it for 7 days then break for 7 days and then back on for 7 days. So hopefully the side effects wont be as prominent this time. We are hoping that Chulk does not enter the building again.
One amazing piece of information is that on July 4th Sinatra got to go with the family to a 4th of July party. It was amazing to have her at a social event and we know she loved it. She was so happy walking around and saying hello to everyone. We even brought her to see the fireworks at the beach. We know these wont be regular occurrences but we are happy she got to enjoy this day. We are looking forward to Sinatra entering her maintenance phase which should be around mid October. Once we get there many of these restrictions should be lifted and Sinatra can be much more social.
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