Cisplat, Dox Take 2

Well, so much for my intentions of blogging every night now that I can do it from my tablet.
Yesterday started out very routine, we came to the clinic for Sierra to be accessed, have labs drawn, and wait to talk wih the doctor. This process takes several hours, but Sierra is generally happy to be able to spend that time singing and playing in the playroom. When we were finally able to see the doc, he said everything was a go for chemo to start(great news, we want to avoid as many delays as possible).
This treatment is the same as her very first round of chemo, Doxorubicin and Cisplatin given over 2 days. This was the treatment that caused her so much nausea and vomitting, we were hopeful that we could avoid that this time around, her doctor changed her antinausea meds around. We were lucky to be doing the treatment during waking hours because of the hourly required bathroom breaks, so much better than doing them at night.
About 9:30 the puking started and she threw up for almost 2 hours straight. I felt so bad for her. It seemed like she started out sick from the meds and then had so much phlem that she was gagging on it and unable to clear it. She was frustrated because she wanted to go to sleep, but couldn't because every time she layed down she would start gagging again. They finally gave her a suctioning tool to use, which she really likes, and she was able to get sme of the stubborn phlem out and finally get some rest.
She slept fairly well besides having to wake up for bathroom breaks several times, and had a little trouble getting back to sleep afterward, mostly from being frustrated, I think. Her lips are looking pretty swollen today, and we have been trying to keep them slathered with vaseline to avoid anymore tearing, the puking lastnight was so violent at times that her lips were cracking and bleeding, she even gave herself a small nose bleed. I am praying she will have a better night tonight, we may need to change the  antinausea meds again, it would be nice for them to actually keep her from getting nauseas.
We are expecting a few visitors today, hopefully she will feel well enough. She definitely wants to spend some time playing Wii, that was the first thing she asked for this morning before falling back to sleep. I will post picture updates on the days that I am home. Thanks for praying for us.