We went for Olivia's scheduled check up on Thursday. I expected to have blood work to be done, but after being examined by the doctor, he said there's no need to. They would rather do it in 2 weeks when she is scheduled to come back for her spinal tap procedure. One less traumatizing needle poking for Olivia.
She was back to her cheerful self, no enlargement in the belly area, no complaints of pain which made the doctor decide to not check blood count this week. He did say that her liver enzymes has been fluctuating. Many years ago, this level of increase would be a reason to stop chemo for a certain time but recent studies show that they don't need to. I asked if there is a long term effect to her liver and the answer is no. He said the liver is one of the greatest organs in our body because it can recover on its own. I still pray though that her liver enzymes don't go higher than it did.
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