We had another spinal tap on Tuesday June 3, 2008. At this appointment Dr. B told us that Leila's bone marrow results were back from last week. She is now completely cancer free!!!!! There were no more Leukemia cells present in her bone marrow, so that was the best news we could receive! Now the goal is to keep her in remission throughout the next two years of treatment.
Tonight she will begin the next phase of treatment which is called Consolidation. She will take a chemotherapy pill at home each night called Mercaptopurine. Leila has not been able to master swallowing a pill yet, so mommy gets to crush the chemo pill and put it into jello for her to swallow. She also continues to take an antibiotic 3 days a week which is an oral liquid that she hates! In addition to that she will always use a mouthwash to rinse her mouth with 4 times a day to prevent bacteria from growing. Chemo treatments can also cause mouth sores, so we are persistent with the mouthrinse!
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