It was a long night for our sweet O. Her eye is swollen shut so that frustrates her. She didn't get great sleep - she doesn't like to sleep with her port accessed. She is mad that she isn't home while her big sister is here. She misses her dogs.
The CT confirmed orbital cellulitis and is treatable with antibiotics. Fortunately, this didn't progress to a more serious event as there are times an abscess can form behind the eye with orbital cellulitis - that would have required a surgical procedure!
Her team of docs are working together to determine the best course of treatment and how to manage these events going forward. Given that this area has been compromised with tumor, surgery and radiation; infections will likely be a pretty common event for her. We are treating this aggressively and have formed a plan with ENT, ONC and Infectious Disease. Her current treatment regimen for this include - Rocephin, Vancocin, VFEND - and of course her daily chemo pill, Zofran and Septra.
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First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.