Monday morning Cannon woke up with red rashes at the injection site on each of his arms. They were about 2-3 inches in diameter and appeared to not bother him. He said it itched a little...but nothing crazy.
What's peculiar about this is his last injection was on Saturday and the one before that was Thursday. We didn't notice any redness or rashes until yesterday morning. We are not sure why this took so long to manifest itself...but the study coordinator and Dr. Vockley don't seem to be worried. The redness and rashing is very typical at the injection site and usually dealt with by taking Benadryl. However, we do not have to give Cannon Benadryl and we have chosen not to...unless of course it gets really bothersome to him.
As of Tuesday morning, each arm was slightly pink but still don't seem to bother Cannon. He has an injection in his leg this afternoon, so we can avoid the arms for a while at least.
Deborah and Cannon are getting ready to fly back to Pittsburgh on Thursday for a quick one-day trip...so they will be back home on Thursday evening.
Additionally, Cannon does seem to be getting a little stronger so we are excited about what lies ahead once we really get deep into the trial.
Thanks for the thoughts and prayers and keep them coming!
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