This is just going to be super short. Because there isn't much, it's all good and I am super tired!
So. David had blood work early. Like 7:30 am. Why? Then he had a 3 hour procedure called pheresis. Evidently there are many kinds of this but his was to extract white blood cells to mix with his frozen tumor to make his vaccine. Like before, but they only had enough to make 5 vaccines and he got the last one today. This is good news because the treatment is working so they need more vaccines to continue the treatment! Yea!
No scans today.
Dr. T visit uneventful. We are now on a 6 week schedule instead of 3 weeks! After 2, 6 week cycles, we go to 12 weeks! As long as the current treatment is working!
Yea to not have to go back for 12 weeks! Boo to have to worry for 12 weeks between scans!
Please pray for continued success with current treatment!
Thank you for all your prayers, all this time!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
MDA and Astros
David had blood work and scans yesterday and then for fun we went to an Astros game. The stadium is great and they won 7-2! Halfway through the game they opened the retractable roof so that was neat. Then during one of the times they show people in the crowd on the scoreboard, during the 'kiss cam', we saw a live marriage proposal! So cute! She said yes and everyone cheered! He had to be pretty sure of himself, don't you think?!
Anyway, back to see Dr. T. today. Only waited about 2 hours to see him. :/ David's scans and blood work were all good. There was a slight regression in some nodules as well as the fluid that still remains around the one lung. So we are good to continue with this course of treatment! Praises!
David will have to have the process where they collect white blood cells repeated so they can make more vaccines using his frozen tumor. We will come back in 3 weeks for that. After that he only has to come back every 6 weeks for a while and will then graduate to every 12 weeks! This is as long as the cancer is regressing or remains stable. Any progression and we have to change courses.
Right now we are waiting for them to check his vaccine site for allergic reactions and then we can head home!
Please pray for:
1. Safe travel home
2. Continued regression of cancer.
3. NO PROGRESSION!
4. Continued tolerance of medication
Also pray for my friends who have not received good news. Laura and her mother and Amanda and her mother.
Finally, Abigail graduates from high school this weekend! Yea! Here's a picture from her party with her two best friends and sister!
Anyway, back to see Dr. T. today. Only waited about 2 hours to see him. :/ David's scans and blood work were all good. There was a slight regression in some nodules as well as the fluid that still remains around the one lung. So we are good to continue with this course of treatment! Praises!
David will have to have the process where they collect white blood cells repeated so they can make more vaccines using his frozen tumor. We will come back in 3 weeks for that. After that he only has to come back every 6 weeks for a while and will then graduate to every 12 weeks! This is as long as the cancer is regressing or remains stable. Any progression and we have to change courses.
Right now we are waiting for them to check his vaccine site for allergic reactions and then we can head home!
Please pray for:
1. Safe travel home
2. Continued regression of cancer.
3. NO PROGRESSION!
4. Continued tolerance of medication
Also pray for my friends who have not received good news. Laura and her mother and Amanda and her mother.
Finally, Abigail graduates from high school this weekend! Yea! Here's a picture from her party with her two best friends and sister!
And we are headed home!
Thank you for loving us!
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