Atra, atra, atra. Tsk tsk tsk as I shake my head. Apparently atra can in rare cases cause an increased production of cerebral spinal fluid. Of course we all know Jessie is a rare creature who got a rare cancer and now is getting a rare side effect. (Atra is the main chemo med that cures Jessie's type of cancer).
The scene is set at the beginning of the week:
Her headache seemed to be manageable so she went back to college last Monday evening. On Tues afternoon Jessie called me to say that her headache went up to a 5 when she tried to lie down and was not feeling well at all.
I drove to St Marys to get her and took her straight to Children's ER. We got there at 9:30 pm. She was hydrated and they gave her some oxycodone and sent us home at 5am.
She slept most of the day on Wed but her headache continued to get worse. The oncologist told us to come back to the clinic today since it wasn't getting any better and to not take anything by mouth because she would probably be getting an lp. Trying to follow instructions, Jessie didn't even take pain meds overnight and got much worse. At 6 am this morning she couldn't stand it anymore. We came straight to the Children's ER where she is now on morphine and feeling much better. They are getting ready to do the lumbar puncture now to relieve the pressure.
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