Spinal Tap

Thursday September 3, 2009

Alisha underwent a lumbar puncture (LP) also known as a spinal tap. The reason for the LP was to see if there were any cancer cells in her Central Nervous System (CNS). The LP showed that Alisha is CNS Negative (CNS -).

Even though Alisha is CNS neg. cytarabine (type of chemo) was given to kill possible white blood cells (WBC) hidden in the CNS just as a precaution.

She also had her abdomen scanned since she was retaining a lot of water and her tummy was sticking out due to gas from mouth breathing.

Her spine and hips were still causing her great pain making it difficult for her to walk.