Prior to her chemo sessions, a routine blood test is always needed to check if her body is ready to take the chemo meds. To reduce the stress, this is done a day before so she can still rest immediately while waiting for the result. The result is ready within an hour if rushed (additional cost) or 4 hours for the normal process.

As of February 24, 2019 (Sunday), aside from the usual CBC test, the doctor also wanted to check her blood sugar level thru a test called FBS. With fasting, the normal level should be around 100 but her test result is 200.

As of February 25, 2019 (Monday), she was back in the hospital for her weekly dose of L-ASPARAGINASE. Upon seeing the FBS result, her doctor told us that we cannot proceed with today’s medication; instead the Onco referred Sey to a Pedia endocrinologist and a Dietician. The earliest available schedule was on Friday so Sey just went home for the meantime.

As of March 02, 2019 (Friday), as scheduled we went to the Pedia Endo for the consultation. We were expecting that the doctor will just recommend a few home meds to lower the blood sugar and advice a few dos and don’ts. Since I was at work, only my wife accompanied Sey for the consultation. She was perplexed with what the doctor recommended. Although the rise in her blood glucose is caused by the L-ASPA, Sey must be treated as a diabetic patient.

Because Sey was also there as the doctor was discussing what needs to be done, she was already crying when she heard about the needle pricking. My workplace is near the hospital so my wife asked me to come over as she was still having a hard time absorbing this new challenge and she is unable to calm Sey.

The word Insulin is just a running joke when eating sugary food, but this time this word sends a tingling feeling to the nerve. The doctor said that Sey needs an insulin shot if her sugar level exceeds 200. Since we have no history of diabetes (both sides), we both know nothing except what we are seeing in the movies when a diabetic person needs a shot of insulin. And not a pretty picture if you will imagine your child being in that scenario.

We were referred to the diabetes unit to purchase the devices for blood checking and the insulin shot. Since we have no idea how to use the devices we underwent an orientation (separate fee). There, the nurse explained what is insulin and its purpose to our body; then a hands-on demo on how to use the devices.

We wasted a lot of strips on the second day because we don't know exactly how the mechanism works for this product. Pressing the lancing device will create a small punture to let a small drop of blood then directed to the white strip. The electronic result is displayed within seconds.

The Insulin Pen.

Back at home, maybe because the effect of the L-ASPA has already faded, her test results are always within normal limit. The test needs to be done three times a day, before meals and before bedtime. Sey understood that high sugar means insulin shot, so we didn’t have a hard time convincing her to lessen her intake of rice and other sugary food.

As of March 04, 2019 (Monday), since her sugar level is back to normal the doctor gave a go signal for the chemo session which is L-ASPA. Sey is in high spirit, we were making fun of how fast the needle insertion was done. Even when she was younger, I taught her to count to divert her mind of the pain during insertion (which adds pressure to the one doing the insertion).

The session went smooth and no vomiting even at home. Our total bill for this update is around 18k (after the discounts).

Thank you for taking the time to read this update, please enjoy your time with your family and let us all put a conscious effort in taking care of our health. And don't forget to share our update, maraming salamat po!

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For: Zisly Moriko C. Mendova/ 9yo. T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient

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