I'm Really Bad At This

Wow, I'm really bad at this entire "blogging" thing. A lot has happened recently and I'm sorry I haven't let you guys know about it! Every time I try to write an update there is so much stuff to write about! I look at it all, and just say "Ehhhhh.... Tomorrow"

But here we go!!

Friday
I was pretty out of it and slept most of the day away. As the night approached I developed a fever. This guy was a champ! Through the night my fever went as high as 105!! We were putting ice packs everywhere. We had them on my legs, on my back, on my stomach, under my arms, on my neck, and of course on my head.

My dad tells me later that I was pretty out of it. As I would start to fall asleep I would be making these different hand gestures along with uttering the randomest things.

At least he didn't try to fry an egg on me.

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
The way I see it, Friday night was the turning point with this entire episode.
White Blood Cell Counts:

Saturday - 100
Sunday - 600
Monday - 4,000

That's right!! I am no longer Neutropenic! I am once again a healthy individual.

Today I also went for a CAT Scan.
This is the first scan since the initial diagnosis. ::Crosses Fingers::
all
Tuesday
WBC = 11,000

I also the noticed the Double vision retreat! My vision still feels a little "off" but now I can actually look at someone with both eyes!

Now for the big news... The results of the CAT Scan!

We could not have asked for better results! The report from the radiologist said that everything in my liver, spleen, and kidneys seems to be all cleared up! If that isn't enough, the tumor in my pelvis has also shrunk tremendously! We couldn't' have asked for any better news!

Wednesday
WBC = 13,000
That should be about as high as it goes. We're going to stop the meds that keep the white blood cells rising. We don't want too many :-)

Yesterday, we went for a PET Scan. The PET Scan gives us a more general birds eye view of the cancer in the entire body. The Doctor said that the results here were again, Amazing! Hopefully when I come back next week I'll be able to see the actual images side by side.

Final Thoughts
I've been at Sloan for quite a while now (11 days?), but everything seems to definitely be moving in the right direction. The greatest news of all is seeing how the cancer has responded to treatment after only 43 days. That has brought a tremendous amount of joy and comfort to my entire family.

I'm still dealing with the mouth sores, but the pain meds do a great job at controlling the pain. At this point most of the sores have blistered up, however there are still a few nasty little guys giving me some grief.

At this point we're hoping to get me home for Friday night. I can't wait for that!!!

Thanks for being patient everyone! And besides... Good posts come to audiences that wait! :-)