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A timeline of Lindsey's battle with cancer from start to current...
This is intended to help someone who is not familiar with Lindsey's entire story.  This will give everyone a place to come and review a condensed version of the updates section from the beginning of her battle with her cancer to current day.


September 7th, 2006 -- Lindsey has routine office visit with pediatrician.  They find something with her liver and want more tests...

 

Lindsey had been having a lot of issues suddenly.  She had an ear infection, then a throat infection, then another ear infection, then a sudden rash that was attributed to amoxicilin.  Mom was going to go on vacation to visit family in California so she took Lindsey in to have her checked out to make sure her ears and throat were better so she could go on vacation too.

 

Our regular pediatrician was out that day so another doctor at the office looked at her and fortunately he noticed that her stomach was a bit distended and began manual palpitations and found what he described as an enlarged liver.  Another doctor was called in to confirm and we were sent immediately to East Tennessee Children's Hospital for an ultrasound so that the doctors could get a look at what was happening with our little Lindsey Ann's liver.

September 8th, 2006 -- Lindsey was diagnosed with HepatoblastomaLindsey's ultrasound found what the doctors now knew was a "mass" in or near her liver.  A CT scan was ordered, the results were in...  Our little angel was officially diagnosed with a type of liver cancer called hepatoblastoma.
 September 12th, 2006 -- Meeting with SurgeonThe surgeon tells us that the tumor is too large for upfront resection and we will need to do a few rounds of chemo.  

 

  September 13th, 2006 --CT of Chest to see if Cancer has spread

 Results show that cancer has not spread!
  September 15th, 2006 -- Biopsy and Broviac Lindsey had surgery today to insert her Broviac and they also did a biopsy of her tumor.
  September 29th, 2006 -- Lindsey finally starts walkingLindsey finally decided it was time to walk!   
 October 2th, 2006 -- First Round of Chemo Lindsey starts her first round of chemo.  Vincristine, Cisplatin and 5-FU.  Lindsey breaks out in hives so chemo has to be stopped. 
  October 11th, 2006 -- AFP resultsAFP results are in!  AFP is down from 208,000 at diagnosis to 103,000. 
  October 23rd, 2006 -- Second Round ChemoLindsey is admitted to the ICU for her second round of chemo.  We will change the anti-nausea medicine and hope that is what caused the reaction. 
November 1st, 2006 -- AFP results AFP results are in.  AFP is down from 103,000 to 33,000!
 November 13th, 2006 -- Third Round of ChemoLindsey admitted to hospital for 3rd round of chemo.  She di dnot have to be in the ICU, but we still did the Cisplatin over 12 hours instead of 4 hours. 
 November 22nd, 2006 -- AFP resultsAFP results are in!  AFP is down from 33,000 to 10,000! 
December 9th, 2006 -- Lindsey gets a room makeoverThank you to Nanny's daycare and Special Spaces, Lindsey got a beautiful room makeover! 
 December 12th, 2006 -- Lindsey's Surgery  Lindsey liver resection.
  January  4th, 2007 -- Fourth Round of Chemo and AFP results Lindsey admitted to hospital for 4th round of chemotherapy.  (1st round post-op) She had gained some weight and was over 10kg so had to receive a higher dose of chemo.  This is the first time she has had to have the higer dose.  AFP results are in.  AFP is down from 10,000 to 275!
January  22nd, 2007 -- AFP results  AFP results are in!  AFP is down from 275 to 32! 
  January  25th, 2007 -- Fifth round of Chemo Lindsey was admitted to the hospital for 5th round of chemotherapy.  (2nd round post-op)  Her weight is back under 10 kg so she got the lower does of chemo.  
 February 5th, 2007 -- Fever - AFP Results Lindseys first fever since Broviac was put in.  Had to have blood cultures done.  Also AFP is in and is down from 32 to 17!! 
  February 8th, 2007 -- AFP Results  AFP is at 18.  Doctor said this is pretty much the same reading as a 17.
  February 14th, 2007 -- - AFP Results Lindsey's AFP is dowm from 18 to 9.  Lindsey is declared in Remission!  Happy Valentines Day!  
  February 23rd, 2007 --  - AFP Results  Lindsey's AFP is dowm from 9 to 3.  This is considered a normal AFP!  YEAH!  REMISSION ACCOMPLISHED!    
 March 22nd, 2007 --      - AFP Results   Lindsey's AFP is dowm from 3 to 2.  Her broviac should be coming out soon!  Yippeee!!!  
  March 28th, 2007 -- Broviac Removal  Lindsey's Broviac was removed. 
 May 30th, 2007 -- Lindsey's Birthday Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Girl! 
 

July 6th, 2007 -- 

AFP Results 

Lindsey's AFP is up from 2 to 3.5.  This is still normal and she is still in Remission.
 

October 4th, 2007 -- 

AFP Results 

Lindsey's AFP is down from 3.5 to 1.5.  Hearing test results show no hearing loss at this time. Thanks be to God! 
 January 14th, 2008 -- AFP, Chest Xray and Ultra Sound results Lindsey's AFP is up from 1.5 to 3.1.  This is still normal range.  Chest X-ray read as normal and ultra sound is good.
May 19th, 2008 -- AFP, Chest Xray and Ultra Sound results Lindsey's AFP is down from 3.1 to 2.1.  Chest X-ray and Ultra sound are completely normal!
 September 15th, 2008 --AFP, Chest Xray, Ultra Sound, and BAER results Lindsey's AFP is up from 2.1 to 3.5 which is completely normal.  Chest X-ray and Ultra sound are normal.  BAER results are just fine!  Lindsey is 1 Year, 7 months, and 1 day in Remission!  Only 3 Years, 4 months and 29 days to go until she is considered CURED!
 January 12, 2009

AFP, Chest Xray, and Ultra Sound results

 

 Lindsey's AFP is down from 3.5 to 2.2!  Chest X-ray and Ultra sound are normal!  Lindsey is 1 Year, 10 months, and 29 days in Remission!  Only 3 Years, 1 month and 1 days to go until she is considered CURED!

May 8, 2009

AFP, Chest Xray, and Ultra Sound results

 Lindsey's AFP is down from 2.2 to 1.9!  Chest X-ray and Ultra sound are normal!  Lindsey is 2 years, 2 Months,  and 24 days in remission! 
September 4, 2009

AFP results

 Lindsey's AFP is down from 1.9 to 1.2!
 March 11, 2010
AFP results

 Lindsey's AFP is pretty much the same, it was 1.2 and it is now 1.3! 
 September 16, 2010
AFP

 Lindsey's AFP is 1!  That is awesome!
March 11, 2011
AFP, Chest Xray, and Ultra Sound Results

 Lindsey's AFP is 1.5!  Chest X-ray and Ultra Sound are normal! 

 September 14th, 2011

AFP, Chest Xray, and Ultra Sound Results

Lindsey's AFP is 2!  Chest Xray and Ultra Sound look completely normal!!