My oh my what a wonderful day!
Over the last couple of weeks, I had a couple of little lumps biopsied and major blood work to check the status of my health. I got exciting news this morning. Biopsies negative, and blood work shows no traces of cancer. Complete remission!!!!!
God IS good. 
As always; thanks to all for all of your prayers and well wishes. If you are a fellow warrior, always remember to keep fighting.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here because not much has been happening.
As of right now, my blood work is looking good and I am taking Thalidomide. The Thalidomide is to control the tumors that have been left behind after my transplant. No one seems to know why I still have these tumors, but they exist. I am alive and pretty healthy, so I can’t complain. Oh yeah, my hair is curly now!
I’m going back to work next week and I got my new game plan for the doctors today. All of my blood work post transplant looks great, but I have developed several tumor like bumps on my arms and left leg. The biopsy was inconclusive, so we are going to treat it with a drug that I took a couple of years ago. The doctors are hoping that this drug will help my immune system fight off these tumors. I hope so, because I’m not looking forward to the alternatives .
All will be well. I’m looking forward to a paycheck again!
Things have been coming along fine and my strength is returning daily. I’m supposed to be returning to work on Sept 21st, but I’m not sure how effective I will be yet. I go tomorrow for a bone marrow biopsy, and next week I will see the doctor one last time before I go back to work to make sure I have the green light.
I do have a couple of weird things going on that are puzzling my medical team. I seem to be re-growing some of my tumors. We’re hoping that these things are just inflammation and not a relapse of my cancer, because that would suck . All should be fine though.
Oh yeah; I’m getting some hairs on my head! I’m starting to re-grow my facial hair too.
My apologies for the sporadic updates lately. I’ve been going through a time of physical and spiritual turbulence. Nothing huge, just enough to keep me distracted. Overall, my progress has been fantastic. There are still alot of things I can’t do, but I can drive, which is way cool!
Here is a basic otline of what I experienced since I went in for my transplant.
Since then, I’ve been going to the hospital on a regular schedule. My progress has been excellent and I’m slowly beginning to feel ‘normal’.
Wednesday will make the two week point in my hospital stay. I must say that the doctors and staff here at the MCV bone marrow transplant have been excellent. At no point in my stay have I ever felt that I had substandard care.
Now for the great news! Dr. Chung told me this morning that if all continues as is, I will be discharged on Thursday or Friday. I know that God has been working overtime answering all of your prayers. Thanks to God, and thanks to all of my family and friends.
Sorry I disappeared over the weekend, but the mule kicked on Friday and I haven’t even begun to feel like myself until this morning. It’s 11:30 and I’m still awake!
I’m sure hoping that I’ve turned the corner, because I sure don’t want to feel like I did this weekend anymore.
Enough whining . I am feeling better today, and thanks to all of you who have been supporting and praying for me all through this.
God Bless you all.
Today, I will be experiencing a new birth of sorts. I will get my brand new immune system this afternoon. All should go well in my new beginning.
Okay, today is my second day in the hospital and I am using terms like day -2, day -1, etc.. Here is what they told me.
Day zero is the day they give me my new immune system by giving me my stem cells back. That day will be tomorrow. Today is day -1, and yesterday was day -2. Tomorrow will be day zero. Saturday will be day 1, and Sunday day 2, etc. I hope that helps.
I’m feeling pretty good so far. I’m taking the pictures of myself daily to track how this process will be changing my body. Thanks to all for the wonderful support and prayers!
I’m all checked in and ready to get rolling. Today is considered day -2. Day zero will be the day I recieve my stem cells.
The room is nice.. It has plenty of room, and the staff is great so far. I have a few pictures posted on facebook HERE.
