Thursday, March 18, 2010

pet scan clear

Good news!!! On Monday, March 16th, John and Kay traveled back down to Karmanos in Detroit. The oncologist had the good news of the CT pet scan being clear. Meaning: there was no detection of cancer.

The doctor was NOT excited about John's bloodwork though. His blood counts are low along with other valuable levels of elements. So some adjustments are being made. One prescription and another OTC supplement are being eliminated from John's daily regiment of pills because it is believed they are hindering the recovery process. John was told it could take 6-12 months to completely recover from the stem-cell transplant, but with his overall good health, he should be further ahead at this point than what he really is.

John's started bouncing back pretty well, but lately seems to be at a stand-still. Now knowing that his numbers are low still explains that. So hopefully we'll see a bit more energy in a couple of weeks.

thank you for your continued prayers. keep them coming!

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