Dr. Khouri came into the room and we were awaiting the results of some blood work and the results of the Pet and Cat Scans and the Bone Marrow Biopsy after the 30 days evaluation. Most immediate on Lynne's and my mind was the fact the white blood cell count had dropped as well as the neutrophil count. In the discussion he said that was mainly due to medications so they were discontinuing the Bactrim and cutting the Vacyte in half and reducing the steroids again and increasing the Tacrolimus and the Magnesium and they would give me a neupogen shot to replenish the counts. And to top it off we did not need to come in over the weekend for infusions. We had some questions and then he turned to leave. We, as well as he, had totally forgot to talk about the results of the 30 day tests. Within a minute or so he came back and he had the Cheshire Cat grin on his face and the Dr. said.... 100% of my T-cells were donor cells and 73% of the monocytes were donor cells and the bone marrow was neg for new cancer cells. This was excellent. Also the scans showed nothing new to be concerned about and everything looked good. Dr. Khouri is a scientist first and foremost and not given to much personal reaction but you could see he was very happy, as were we, with these results and his reentry into the room with his grin was worth it. This was another indication the SCT had grafted and was taking over and replacing my blood as they had planned. Some more tweaking and adjusting and the next tests will be at 60 days to check again.
So I am at home Sat. and Sun. and we are celebrating. Saturday is my 65th birth date and what also is a celebration is that the date of the Stem Cell Transplant on March 8 is seen as a birth date as well in the course of my life now. Two Birth Dates!! What a life!!! Hallelujah!!!
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