Cycle 3 - Day 1

Niamh started Cycle 3 this afternoon. She had vincristine administered through her central line within a couple of minutes and cisplatin also through her line over 6 hours. Cisplatin can cause quite severe nausea and vomiting. She is so far doing okay.

As Cisplatin can cause kidney and bladder problems, Niamh is also on lots of fluids. She is attached to four drips at the moment.

Niamh was not too keen at first to be back in hospital but soon got back into it. A little 6 year old girl, who she has previously met, came to play with her for a while this afternoon. They were very sweet. Niamh kept hugging her and tickling her arms.

The physio was impressed with Niamh's progress over the last few weeks at home. She is keen to work on her walking this week.

This month is quite stressful for us as Niamh is due to have an MRI scan on Monday 24th January. This will show whether the treatment is working or not.