We had the 9-day post-chemo follow up with the oncologist yesterday (4/22) and got some encouraging news from the few tests they could do in the office. Mike's blood counts are well within the normal ranges, which means he should avoid the wild drops that put him in the hospital this far out from the last chemo infusion. He was also taken off two more drugs, one of which made him very drowsy 3-4 times a day.
As always, this kind of positive news has to be tempered with the reality that the PET scan will be the definitive test when that happens in 4-6 weeks. But we will take any good news we can until that happens.
He had essentially no more scalp hair loss from this round of chemo, so he got his hair trimmed yesterday. With the shorter hair and no more white beard, he looks 10 years younger! We'll post a picture soon and you can text your votes to say whether you think he should keep this look.
The next challange now is to get him back to eating solid foods, so he'll start with broths, etc and try to work his way up to a large slice of Rosa's pizza in a few weeks.
Still a long ways to go, but both of our spirits have been boosted by yesterday's developments.
mike and terry
Mike and Terry,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this encouraging news. You have come along way, Mike, and all the recovery signs are in your favor thus far, so cheers to you and Terry! I look forward to the soon to be released photo.
Love, Maureen
Great Job! These are all such good indicators of improved health. So glad to hear that your blood counts are within normal ranges -- as you well know, out-of-whack blood counts can really undermine your progress. Your first bowl of broth will probably taste like ambrosia! I'm so happy for you both. Please know that I will continue to send healing thoughts your way. Enjoy your boosted spirits, you've earned them!
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Wendy Mustain
Awesome dude. Keep kicking ass!
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