Today Morgan had an appointment with her oncologist. I had spoken to him by phone while in Kansas City last week to let him know about the symptoms Morgan is having. After talking with him today, he agreed that it does appear to be some form of neuropathy. Neuropathy can be a disease or any abnormality of any part of the nervous system. Morgan's could be caused by chemotherapy. The chemo drug that she took, Cisplatin, has been known to cause neuropathy during the course of treatment but goes away when therapy is stopped. There have been a few documented cases where Cisplatin-induced neuropathy occurs months after treatment. This seems to be the case for Morgan.
Morgan decided that she did not want to take any drugs to help with this condition. She wants to try and manage it on her own. Currently, only the bottom of her feet and palms of her hands are affected. If it gets worse, she will go back to Children's Hospital to see a neurologist. My hope is that this is temporary. Morgan is taking it all in stride. She handles these things much better than I do.
In spite of her condition, she still had a fun time in Kansas City. She was able to go bowling on thursday and check out their new Crate & Barrel on friday. We enjoyed spending time with our dear friends. We even caught a glimpse of the folks who bought our home.
Thanks for praying for Morgan. She is so tough. She inspires me daily.
Her hair is coming back in. I am hoping she will allow me to take a photo to post on the blog very soon : )
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