Another tough week

Leila was back on the Dexamethasone (steroid) this past week and had a tough time. She had the same stomach pains as well as lower back and leg pain that she seems to have each time she takes this steroid. Now that she is in the maintenance stage, she will continue each monthly cycle which keeps repeating itself. Every month she will begin with a week of steroid and an IV chemo along with the other oral chemotherapy pills and antibiotics. This will continue for another year and a half. During the steroid weeks, we wonder how she will be able to go back to school and get through an entire day or week of class. Hopefully being back in school will help to take her mind off of how she feels when taking all of this medicine.