Unscheduled Home-time

Ciara was due to have chemo session number six today however we are spending the weekend at home instead. She had a kidney function test yesterday to make sure they were capable of clearing out the chemo drugs. The results showed that she had poor kidney function and they were retaining fluids normally disposed of, urea and something else (?). These results can indicate a damaged kidney, or simply as a result of something simple like dehydration.

The consultant thought the results were unusual as Ciara had tested OK before and it would be strange if she suddenly had such an acute symptom. Ciara has been very low this week and has had diarrhea so this may explain it. It does mean that Ciara is unfit to have this session of chemo right now so it's been decided that she will have an additional kidney function test on Monday. Hopefully yesterday's results were anomalous and she will be able to carry on with the chemo as normal.

One interesting point is that the consultant made a call to the head of the clinical trial in the UK to discuss the next steps for Ciara. It's good to know that each case is treated individually and Ciara's not just on a cancer production line.

So we have another weekend off, and a much needed one too. It's been a busy old week.