Tim had a phone appointment with his oncologist in Iowa City today. She told him that now that all the information is back from the last biopsy she still believes he is in the favorable category. She also believes that his cancer can be treated/cured with just the chemo. (There are still 3 more rounds.)
He will need to have blood tests (frequently for quite a while and then yearly for the rest of his life) but that is a small inconvenience to make sure the leukemia is kept at bay.
They will still continue to move forward as if he needs a transplant so that, if something unexpected should happen, we are not starting at square one. We will meet with the transplant Dr on June 10th in Iowa City.
They are still very interested in the results of the next biopsy which should occur around the end of June. It typically takes 1-2 weeks to get all the information back from this test.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
While this information all seems very positive, there is always the chance of something changing. We ask that you continue to pray for Tim to be able to be healed with the chemo only.
PRAISES:
This optimistic report deserves a lot of praise! It is sometimes hard to feel good about a report knowing that the other shoe could drop at any moment but for today, we are choosing to celebrate this victory.
Tim’s back seems to be back to normal;) He is feeling good. He had bloodwork today (part of the normal protocol following chemo) and it was all good enough that he didn’t need any transfusions. That is a praise as well.
Praises that this round of chemo was much less taxing on his body than the last time. That is a HUGE morale booster.
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