According to Dr. Ball, the PET scan revealed that his tonsils are lighting up - about an 8 where as the other nodes are about a 4 or under - higher the number, the worse it is. I guess they use some pretty radioactive stuff, because one of the nurses was pregnant and couldn't go near anyone once the contrast was injected. So his tonsils must have adsorbed a lot of the contrast and, BANG, there they are. Unusual, but not enough that the Dr. wants to take them out; our assumption is that as long as it is self contained, why risk letting it out? Otherwise we really don't know why to leave them in.
The bone marrow biopsy went well. He's sore but functioning without a cane or any assistance. Getting up and down from sitting or using stairs gets old pretty quick. We still have not heard from Moffitt about his evaluation or recommendations regarding a transplant. There appears to be an appointment on the books for Jan 17th, but there is no time listed nor have we received a call! hmmm....
Well, a port has been recommended so...
Moffitt on the 17th?
Call Dr. Barry about putting in a port
Follow up with Dr. Ball on Jan 25th
In the meantime, several of my friends did Disney Marathon Weekend this weekend - Congrats to all the runners (RunVie & Team In Training)! They raised tons of money for Leukemia and Lymphoma society doing research and patient services; A very worthy cause!
Also, Jack Jones (great nephew) turned eight this weekend; we got to see Shannon & Matt's new house and their newest addition, sir Guinness - a boxer-mix pup. SO CUTE!
That's a PET scan of a different kind! Jude (great niece) has some baby competition.
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He is a super cute guy (the pup). I was glad to see you come to Jack's party, I am sorry that it was last minute. With school, work, the kids...aaahhh! Keep me updated on the bone marrow transplant.
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